habitus

1. in social psychology, a person’s view of the world and of his or her place in it, formed through socialization during childhood and reinforced throughout life.

2. the general appearance of the body.

3. a susceptibility to certain types of physical disorders associated with particular somatotypes.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

peptide

n. a short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Peptides are usually identified by the number of amino acids in the chain. For example, dipeptides have two amino acids, tripeptides three, tetrapeptides four, and so on. See also polypeptide; protein.