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Psychological field refers to a Gestalt concept defined in terms of the individual’s personal perception of reality; Psychological field is also called the Behavioral field.

Psychological forces refer to one of the four (4) basic forces of development that include all internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and personality factors. Psychologcai forces are the ones used most often to describe the characteristics of an individual. In general, Psychological forces include all the internal cognitive, emotional, personality, perceptual, and related factors that influence behavior.

Psychological intervention is defined as a method of inducing changes in a person's behavior, thoughts, or feelings.

Psychological model of mental illness is the assumption that mental illness results from such psychological causes as conflict, anxiety, faulty beliefs, frustration, or traumatic experience.

Psychological moratorium is a time-out period when adolescents experiment with different roles, values, beliefs, and relationships.

Psychological numbing means the reduction in the capacity to experience emotions

Psychological Pattern refers to set of thoughts, feelings, emotions, values, and beliefs, which serve as reference points to describe the individual.

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Psychological perspective refers to the traditional view that behavior is shaped by psychological processes which occours at the level of the individual.