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1. Job analysis an investigation of the ability requirements, working conditions, pay, opportunities for promotion, etc.., that go with a particular job. Job analyses are helpful in employee-selection More… 0.2 KB
2. Job evaluation Job evaluation : Determination of rate of pay using methods such as (a) comparaison with other jobs, (b) assigning jobs to specific classifications on the basis of overall worth, (c) More… 0.6 KB
3. Job placement the assignment of an individual to a job on the basis of his abilities, experience, interests, and the requirement of the position.
4. Job specification a description of a job and the requisite abilities needed for success in the work involved.
5. Job stress Most definitions can be placed within two theoretical perspectives. The first considers job stress as an organism response, following the tradition started by Cannon and Selye. This is the More… 1.2 KB
6. Joblock When workers are afraid to leave their job for fear that future benefits (e.g., health insurance) will either not be provided by next employer, or that they will require a greater More… 0.3 KB
7. Jocasta complex the morbid attachment of a mother for her own son.
8. Johari window Is a cognitive psychological tool created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955 in the United States, used to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and More… 4.0 KB
9. John Bowlby John Bowlby (26 Feb 1907 – 2 Sep 1990) was a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and his pioneering work in attachment theory. John More… 4.3 KB
10. John Broadus Watson (Jan 9, 1878–Sep 25, 1958) : American psychologist, he established the psychological school of behaviorism, after doing research on animal behavior. He also conducted the controversial More… 7.3 KB
11. John Elliot Bradshaw (Jun 29, 1933 in Houston) He is an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker and author best known for his PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, More… 4.2 KB
12. John Frederick Joseph Cade Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade AO (18 January 1912 - 16 November 1980) was an Australian psychiatrist credited with discovering (in 1948) the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer More… 2.4 KB
13. John Henryism Pattern of active coping with stressors by trying harder and harder against obstacles that may be insurmountable.
14. John Rowan Is an author, counselor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor who practices Primal integration in England. He has worked with Ken Wilber in exploring Transpersonal psychology and has More… 1.6 KB
15. John Tooby is an American anthropologist, who, together with psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, helped pioneer the field of evolutionary psychology. Tooby received his Ph.D from Harvard University in More… 0.6 KB
16. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - (JCAHO) Formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH); the agency that surveys hospitals and other health facilities and programs and certifies that they have met the standards set More… 0.2 KB
17. Joint probability the frequency of occurrence of an event that is a compound of two classesof events, i and j.
18. Joking relationship 1- A social relationship that allows people to comment on members of a particular group in a fashion that would otherwise be considered offensive for example ; racist or sexist) if performed More… 0.4 KB
19. Jones Ernest Alfred Ernest Jones (January 1, 1879 – February 11, 1958) Welsh neurologist, psychoanalyst and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer. As the first English-language practitioner of More… 5.5 KB
20. Jordan curve a closed, nonoverlapping curve used to represent various aspects of the life space.
21. Joseph Wolpe Joseph Wolpe (1915 – 1997) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1915, but became an American citizen later in his life. He is best known for developing what is now called systematic More… 0.9 KB
22. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology provides a forum for the presentation of conceptual, methodological, policy, and research studies involved in the application of behavioral More… 0.4 KB
23. Joy a highly pleasant emotion associated with accomplishment, satisfaction, and gratification.
24. Joy Paul Guilford Joy Paul Guilford (Mar 7, 1897, Marquette, Nebraska – Nov 26, 1987, Los Angeles) American psychologist, best remembered for his psychometric study of human intelligence, including the More… 2.8 KB
25. Joyce Brothers (born October 20, 1927) is an American psychologist and advice columnist, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960. She is professionally known as Dr. Joyce Brothers. More… 4.8 KB

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