Fixation — may refer to the following:In science: *Fixation (psychology), the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object *Fixation (visual) maintaining the gaze in a constant… … Wikipedia
fixation — UK [fɪkˈseɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fixation : singular fixation plural fixations 1) a very strong interest in something that prevents you from paying attention to anything else Doug has a fixation with sports cars.… … English dictionary
fixation — /fɪkˈseɪʃən / (say fik sayshuhn) noun 1. the act of fixing. 2. the state of being fixed. 3. Chemistry a. a reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form. b. the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as… …
fixation — n. Psychology, establishment in childhood of mental attitude which persists through life; popularly, obsession, established habit … Dictionary of difficult words
List of psychology topics — This page aims to list all topics related to psychology. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. It is also to see the gaps in Wikipedia s coverage of the… … Wikipedia
Evolutionary psychology controversy — Articleissues POV = June 2008 refimprove = June 2008 unbalanced = June 2008The purpose of this article is to outline the various scientific, political and philosophical criticisms of that have been leveled against evolutionary psychology , as… … Wikipedia
Oral fixation (disambiguation) — Oral fixation may refer to: In psychology: Oral stage, a term used by Sigmund Freud to describe the child s development during the first 0 to 18 months of life, in which an infant s pleasure centers are in the mouth. In music: Oral Fixation, an… … Wikipedia
Narcissism (psychology) — Otheruses4|the psychiatric condition of narcissism|narcissism in the generic sense |Narcissism The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self admiration, self centeredness and self regard … Wikipedia
popularized technicalities — This was Fowler s term (1926) for technical terms that are adopted into general use, and the one he named as being then most in vogue was acid test. Some popularizations (e.g. leading question) involve a change in meaning and are therefore… … Modern English usage
Attentional retraining — Psychology … Wikipedia
