Psychological constructs refer to abstract concepts or ideas that psychologists use to understand and study human behavior and thoughts. They help researchers talk about things like personality traits, emotions, or intelligence, which cannot be physically touched or seen but can still be described and examined. They are theoretical ideas used to explain and make sense of different aspects of our minds.
Full definition
Applying the professional rigor necessary to uncover what «parental alienation» is, and to define the construct of «parental alienation» from entirely within standard and
established psychological constructs and principles.
There are several theoretical perspectives on personality in psychology, which involve different ideas about the relationship between personality and
other psychological constructs, as well as different theories about the way personality develops.
Seamlessly blending pop cultural imagery, color theory, and psychology, Yuskavage draws on classical and modern painterly techniques and, in particular, marshals color as a conduit for
complex psychological constructs.
Increasingly, counselors and researchers are incorporating behavior modification techniques with other approaches (eclectic or multimodal approaches), and develop behavioral definitions to
measure psychological constructs such as depression, anxiety or anger (Thompson, Rudolph, & Henderson, 2004).
So while PA is not in the DSM - 5, THE book of disorders, it may not technically be labeled a disorder, it is, however, a combination of personality disorders and cross-generational parent - child coalitions which are in fact
standard psychological constructs familiar to professionals working with families and especially with families entrenched in the legal system.
Stephen Madigan highlights a few primary narrative therapy ideas including how narrative therapy theory hinges on the idea that conventional ideas of the self as a separate, singular, coherent and readable entity is a
normative psychological construct - but it is not an established scientific truth.
The idea, as Sasson puts it, is to take apart
massive psychological constructs such as «social cognition» and «social dysfunction'to reveal the «constellation of skills that underlie those big umbrella terms.»
That
tidy psychological construct is reinforced by fine performances from the Swedish - born Icelandic actor Sverrir Gudnason, whose brooding affect captures the machine - like precision and emotional containment that defined Borg's behavior on (and mostly off) the court, and from Stellan Skarsgard as Borg's long - suffering coach, Lennart Bergelin.
It has to be said that in Hershman Leeson's movie - as - memoir, never for an instant does she traffic in histrionics, self - pity, or a sense of pushing the boundaries of truth to serve a set of
artificial psychological constructs.
Having been defined as a
social psychological construct with measures more suited for employee surveys, burnout lacks widely agreed upon diagnostic cutoff points.
That said, research shows that while codependency does overlap with other personality disorders, it does appear to constitute a
distinct psychological construct.
Convergent validity will be assessed via Pearson's correlations
between psychological constructs (eg, depression and fatigue severity) and clinical markers (eg, comorbidities and fatigue severity).
However, Kline (2005) argued that the diverse content that includes
psychological constructs means that a less stringent coefficient is more appropriate.
This tendency to perceive a marital or committed relationship in unrealistically positive terms strongly
resembles psychological constructs such as positive illusions (Taylor & Brown, 1988) and unrealistic optimism (Scheier & Carver, 1992), which have been shown to involve information - processing biases.
Ease of administration and cost - efficiency make self - report instruments attractive for
assessing psychological constructs in large - scale research but reporting bias means the attitudes expressed might not reflect actual behaviour.
The finding that the family environment was both directly and indirectly associated with children's sports participation via different cognitions supports the dual process view outlined in the EnRG framework [22] that the environment influences behaviour through
personal psychological constructs, and may also have an unmediated effect.
An attachment - based model for the construct of «parental alienation» is based entirely in
established psychological constructs and principles that are accepted by establishment mental health (i.e., the attachment system, personality disorder dynamics, delusional processes), which can then be used to establish professional standards of practice, and the single voice from mental health can then be used to efficiently and effectively guide decisions before the Court.
Even when controlling for the overlap with
other psychological constructs, this variable still made a significant contribution in six out of eight regression analyses (samples 1 and 2 combined) predicting mental health symptoms.
Stephen Madigan highlights a few primary narrative therapy ideas including how narrative therapy theory hinges on the idea that conventional ideas of the self as a separate, singular, coherent and readable entity is a
normative psychological construct — but it is not an established scientific truth.
The artists try to bring forth a deeper interrogation of the urban condition, of built structures around us and
psychological constructs in the everyday.
Just like there is
a psychological construct or default that is unconsciously influencing our ability to follow through with a desired action («I really do want to lose weight and keep it off for the the rest of my life»), there is a tried and true system of needs for the body to maintain an optimum weight.
The savior complex is
a psychological construct which makes a person feel the need to.
Whether they be physical constructions,
psychological constructs or natural defences, the exhibition considers the forces by which these divides are either upheld or breached.
As suggested by the word «Psychonautics,» CES Gallery's title for its group exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculpture, the artist's depiction of landscape is a subjective experience of the outdoors, a cultural and
psychological construct.
Her particular portraiture, with its elements of lavishness, eroticism, and maximal, open narratives, seamlessly blend pop cultural imagery and color theory as conduits for complex
psychological constructs.
It is
a psychological construct within his brain that tells him that he is better and smarter than everyone else.
Regarding the definition of social skills, Merrell and Gimpel (2014) conclude that the concept is «among the most widely misunderstood and ill - defined of
all psychological constructs» (p. 3), mostly due to the diversity of related traits, abilities, and behaviors, and to the complexity of the behavior - environment interaction necessary for their acquisition and performance.
The psychological construct of attachment, developed in the late 1950s, describes how babies become attached to their primary - care giver, usually their mothers.