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Vocabulary List 3 & 4
Social Sciences/Time on Our Hands
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Undergraduate 1
01/21/2009

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Anthropomorphism
Definition
The attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings.
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Aberrant
Definition
Deviating from what is normal or typical. Abnormal. Deviating from morality.
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Archetype
Definition
MODEL. Or original pattern; prototype.
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Authoritarian
Definition
Characterized by unquestioning obedience to authority.
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Catharsis
Definition
The relieving of the emotions by art; the alleviation of fears by bringing them to consciousness.

Emptying oneself of frustration and misery.
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Complex
Definition
A psychologically-based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
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Demography
Definition
The science of vital statistics such as births, deaths, population, etc.
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Neurosis
Definition
A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear.
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Epidemiology
Definition
The branch of medicine that investigates the causes and controls of epidemics (outbreak of a disease).
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Psychic
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Of the psyche or mind; beyond natural or known physical processes.

 

A supernatural perception from the mind.

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Psychical
Definition
Performed by the mind; outside the realm of the physical.
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Psychopath
Definition
A person afflicted with a mental disorder.
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Sociopath
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A person with an anti-social personality disorder.
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Psychotherapy
Definition
Using forms of mental treatment to cure nervous disorders.
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Schizophrenia
Definition
A mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution and omnipotence (unlimited power).
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Subliminal
Definition
Below the threshold (the smallest detectable sensation) of conscious perception.
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Trauma
Definition
An emotional experience that has a lasting psychic effect.
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Anachronism
Definition
Anything that is out of place in time.
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Anon
Definition
Soon; shortly.
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Antebellum
Definition
Before the war--especially before the American Civil War.
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Antediluvian
Definition
Old-fashioned; before the flood.
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Atavism
Definition
Resemblance to a remote ancestor.
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Augury
Definition
The art of prophecy; an omen.
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Biennial
Definition
Happening every TWO years.
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Diurnal
Definition
Daily; of the daytime. Opposite of nocturnal (nightly).
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Eon
Definition
Long, indefinite period of time; thousands of years.
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Ephemeral
Definition
Short-lived; lasting only a short time, temporary.
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Epoch
Definition
Noteworthy period.
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Score
Definition
Twenty people or objects; twenty years.
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Tercentenary
Definition
A period of 300 years. "ter" is Latin for 3, "centenary" means hundred.
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