Fifty psychological and psychiatric terms to avoid: a list of inaccurate, misleading, misused, ambiguous, and logically confused words and phrases
| Autor: | Scott O. Lilienfeld, Robert D. Latzman, Katheryn C. Sauvigné, Steven Jay Lynn, Robin L. Cautin, Irwin D. Waldman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Vocabulary media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:BF1-990 scientific thinking jingle and jangle fallacies Behavioural sciences Review terminology Psychological Terminology Terminology medicine Psychology Misinformation Psychiatry General Psychology media_common Acting out Construct validity lcsh:Psychology misunderstandings misconceptions Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 6 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| Popis: | The goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear writing among students and teachers of psychological science by curbing terminological misinformation and confusion. To this end, we present a provisional list of 50 commonly used terms in psychology, psychiatry, and allied fields that should be avoided, or at most used sparingly and with explicit caveats. We provide corrective information for students, instructors, and researchers regarding these terms, which we organize for expository purposes into five categories: inaccurate or misleading terms, frequently misused terms, ambiguous terms, oxymorons, and pleonasms. For each term, we (a) explain why it is problematic, (b) delineate one or more examples of its misuse, and (c) when pertinent, offer recommendations for preferable terms. By being more judicious in their use of terminology, psychologists and psychiatrists can foster clearer thinking in their students and the field at large regarding mental phenomena. |
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