attack behavior

an aggressive use of force or violence against an adversary, usually with intent to harm. Attack behavior often occurs when signals of warning or threat have been ignored. Some humans and nonhuman animals may use attack as a form of defensive behavior.

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Psychology term of the day

February 22nd 2025

waking dream

1. an episode of dreamlike visual imagery experienced when one is not asleep. The term is sometimes applied to hallucinations, religious visions, and the like.

2. a dreamlike phenomenon occurring in the Ganzfeld.

3. a dream process in the psychoanalytic theory of British psychiatrist Wilfred Bion (1897–1979).