reincarnation

n. the doctrine found in some early Greek philosophy, in Buddhism and Hinduism, and in some spiritualist traditions that the human psyche survives death and is reborn in other bodies (in most forms of the doctrine, in other human bodies). See future lives; metempsychosis.

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Psychology term of the day

October 15th 2024

decompensation

n. a breakdown in an individual’s defense mechanisms, resulting in progressive loss of normal functioning or worsening of psychiatric symptoms.