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

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