Mitwelt

n. in the thought of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), that aspect of Dasein (being-in-the-world) that is constituted by a person’s relationships and interactions with other people. It was introduced into psychology by Swiss existentialist psychologist Ludwig Binswanger (1881–1966). Compare Eigenwelt; Umwelt. [German, literally: “with world”]

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Psychology term of the day

January 31st 2025

centralist psychology

1. a psychological approach that focuses on behavior as a function of the higher brain centers, as opposed to peripheralist psychology (see peripheralism), which focuses on the effects of the receptors, glands, and muscles on behavior. Centralist psychology is essentially equivalent to centralism.

2. more generally, the idea that mental activity or mind occurs in or is a function of the brain alone.