Kegel exercises

exercises designed to build strength and gain control of the pelvic-floor muscles. These exercises are used in the treatment of vaginismus in women and play a role in increasing sexual pleasure in both women and men. The exercises are also used in the treatment of incontinence. [developed in 1948 by A. H. Kegel (1894–1981), U.S. gynecologist]

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Psychology term of the day

March 11th 2025

transfer

1. vb. to shift or change from one location to another, one form to another, or one situation or condition to another.

2. n. the shift or change thus produced, as in transfer of training.

3. n. in Gestalt psychology, the use of the solution to one problem in solving a second problem that has elements in common with the first.