(n.) The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.
Example Sentences:
(1) Rather than precipitately mediating between clinical hermeneutics and empirical nomology, a critical differentiation of both methodologies is advocated.
(2) Nonhistorical comparisons require pertinent nomological relationships between two or more variables, and include: (a) comparisons between variables used to elucidate these law-like relationships; and (b) comparisons in which unknown properties of one variable are deduced from the known properties of other variables - extrapolations made in biology.
(3) Results obtained from both nonclinical and clinical samples consistently indicate distinct nomological nets for measures of "hopelessness" and "reasons for living."
(4) We support this position since the schizophrenic's strange speech can fit into a larger view about his disordered thinking which is grounded in a nomological net involving various different types of strange behavior.
(5) The independent viability of these two explanations is evaluated in three studies that assess: (1) the distinctiveness of the nomological networks of measures of these two approaches; and (2) the latent variables that might account for any observed distinctiveness and for how two relatively independent constructs could both be related to suicide.
(6) A nomological network of relationships, in which strength and endurance factors correlated in expected directions with other physiological and demographic variables, was hypothesized and tested.
(7) The latter include expansion of the construct's nomological definitional net, inquiry into the antecedents and determinants of resilience, and the application of such generative information to frame preventive interventions for young, profoundly stressed children.
(8) The nomological validity of the Type A behavior pattern was explored.
Psychology
Definition:
(n.) The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this study, the role of psychological make-up was assessed as a risk factor in the etiology of vasospasm in variant angina (VA) using the Cornell Medical Index (CMI).
(2) 278 children with bronchial asthma were medically, socially and psychologically compared to 27 rheumatic and 19 diabetic children.
(3) The very young history of clinical Psychology is demonstrating the value of clinical Psychologist in the socialistic healthy work and the international important positions of special education to psychological specialist of medicine.
(4) A review is made from literature and an inventory of psychological and organic factors implicated in this pathology.
(5) Psychological well-being and the level of psychological autonomy were studied in a group of 109 Jewish late adolescents in the USSR.
(6) Contrary to expectations, it was found that psychological variables had some prognostic significance for outcome assessed by medical measures of illness severity.
(7) He captivated me, but not just because of his intellect; it was for his wisdom, his psychological insights and his sense of humour that I will always remember our dinners together.
(8) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
(9) There is no doubt that psychological, reactive and environmental factors do play a certain role too.
(10) A developing sophistication on the part of both children and parents, coupled with a rapidly expanding recognition of the need to minimize the amount of physical and psychological trauma that a child has to experience, has led to a growing use of premedication agents for children.
(11) However, the test by itself should not be construed as an unequivocal measure of hysteria as defined psychologically by the MMPI.
(12) From a psychological-vertical aspect the group is rather a common situation in which the individual members remain in their experience separated from each other.
(13) It may be better for patients if they are given opportunities to psychologically prepare themselves well in advance of the operation.
(14) For many it had still a moderating effect on distress at the present but appeared to be mainly used out of "psychological dependence".
(15) Implications are discussed for the psychological assessment of bilinguals as well as for psychotherapy.
(16) Lastly, sexually tortured women manifest greater psychological and sexual dysfunction.
(17) Psychological features of isolator treatment in ten patients with acute leukemia are described and suggestions proposed for psychological management of patients under isolator conditions.
(18) More recently, it has been reported that individuals strongly reactive to psychological stress are also strongly reactive to nicotine.
(19) According to the author's observations in a federal penitentiary, bank robbery more often is a symptomatic act with psychological meaning.
(20) "I am in a bad situation, psychologically so bad and confused," one father said, surrounded by his three other young sons.