Glossary L

Glossary L

Deutsch: Liste / Español: Lista / Português: Lista / Français: Liste / Italiano: Elenco /

A "list" refers to a collection or grouping of items, thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are organized for various purposes, including assessment, analysis, and therapy. Lists are a valuable tool in psychology as they help individuals and professionals categorize, understand, and address various aspects of mental health and behavior.

This is an incomplete list of psychological tests. They are often used by professionals.

Listener refers to the natural helper style in which the individual likes to understand another‘s point of view by listening and showing empathy. Listener is a foundational skill that helps build the relationship and tells the client the clinician is wanting to learn more about him or her. Good listeners do not interrupt, show interest, do not jump to conclusions, and have good non-verbals.

Deutsch: Zuhören / Español: Escucha / Português: Escuta / Français: Écoute / Italian: Ascolto

Listener is a foundational skill that helps build the relationship and tells the client the clinician is wanting to learn more about him or her. Good listeners do not interrupt, show interest, do not jump to conclusions, and have good non-verbals.

Listening in the psychology context refers to the active process of receiving, interpreting, and responding to spoken messages. It is an essential skill in communication, pivotal for understanding others, building relationships, and effectively interacting in social contexts.

Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write; the ability to communicate via reading and writing.

Literature search refers to the process of examining the formal scientific body of knowledge for written material relevant to a particular area of research; a method of searching databases in a library or on the Web using a computer. Moreover, Literature search is defined as the process of gaining a general familiarity with the current research conducted in a subject area, and finding a small set of journal articles that will serve as the basis for a research idea and will provide the justification or foundation for new research.

Lithium carbonate refers to a drug used as a mood stabilizer for the treatment of manic/depressive (bipolar) disorder. It prevents or diminishes the intensity of episodes of mania in bipolar patients. Lithium carbonate brand names are Eskalith; Lithobid.

Lithium carbonate with such brand names as Eskalith; Lithobid refers to a drug used as a mood stabilizer for the treatment of manic/depressive (bipolar) disorder. It prevents or diminishes