The viewpoint that judgements of different ways of life or definitions of universal human interests (like truth, beauty and goodness) can never be made in absolute terms but only within the context of a given CULTURE.

In PSYCHOANALYSIS, the analyst’s TRANSFERENCE onto his patient. Often used more widely to describe the analyst’s feelings towards the patient.

Someone whose behaviour violates prevailing NORMS of morality in his society.

Statistical term for the arrangement of data in categories and their display in the form of a graph or table, like a NORMAL DISTRIBUTION.

SOCIOLOGYterm for a two-person group.

A way of testing a person’s MEMORY SPAN by asking them to recall a series of random numbers or digits after a single hearing. Most people can recall seven digits, on average.

See ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY.

The meaningless and involuntary repetition of words or phrases that someone else has just said. Usually a sign of PSYCHOSIS or serious BRAIN DAMAGE.

Anthropological concept borrowed from ancient Greece where Dionysus, the god of wine and physical pleasure, represented the primitive, impulsive and emotional aspects of the human condition. Contrasted with APOLLONIAN.

A term sometimes used in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY to indicate how effective a person feels in influencing matters of importance to her.