(psychology) A branch of psychology with the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.

the view that the ultimate motive for all voluntary human action is the desire to experience pleasure or to avoid pain

Synonym of Freudian slip

plural of psychological slip

(law) Damage to the psyche caused by an event that may lead to a tort action (lawsuit) or other compensation claim.

(marketing) The setting of prices for goods and services in a way thought to have a psychological impact on the consumer. For example, an "odd price" that is slightly under a round number, such as $19.98, may be perceived as lower than it really is.

plural of psychological moment

The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.

Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices.

(psychoanalysis) A psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler.