Psychology Glossary
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GABA
The main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain
General adaptation syndrome
The stress response of an organism, described by Hans Selye. The response has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
Generalised anxiety disorder
A disorder involving persistent and excessive anxiety or worry that lasts at least six months
Gestalt psychology
A German school of thought that studies how people organize visual information into patterns and forms