Glossary E

Glossary E

Egoistic suicide is defined as suicide undertaken when society fails to help individuals find meaning in their lives so that they usually suddenly find themselves alone or isolated; a sociological category in which suicide is said to arise from underinvolvement or underintegration of an individual from his or her society

Eidetic means marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall.

Eidetic imagery refers to the ability to retain a "projected" mental image long enough to use it as a source of information.

Eidola refers to a tiny replication that some early Greek philosophers thought emanated from the surfaces of things in the environment, allowing the things to be perceived. The plural of Eidola is Eidolon.

Eigenwelt refers to Binswanger's term for a person's private, inner experiences. It is a way of relating to one’s "own world". It refers to being aware of oneself and how we relate to ourselves.

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a document that outlines the potential environmental consequences of a proposed action or project. In the context of psychology, the EIS might be used to assess the potential impact that a proposed development or project could have on the mental and emotional well-being of the surrounding community.

Either/Or thinking refers to constricted thought processes in which one can only envision continuing in a painful condition or escaping that condition by ending one's life

Ejaculation refers to the ejection of sperm and seminal fluid, as in Premature ejaculation