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- C. Cybele RaverAmerican developmental psychologist
- C. Fred AlfordAmerican political scientist and author
- C. G. Jung Institute, ZürichThe C. G. Jung Institute, Zürich (German: C. G. Jung-Institut Zürich) was founded in Züric
- Cabin feverIrritability and restlessness upon isolated confinement for a long period of time
- CaetextiaContext blindness as a symptom of autism
- Café PsychologiqueCafé Psychologique is a grassroots public discussion initiative where people who are inter
- Caffeine-induced sleep disorderInability to sleep due to overconsumption of caffeine
- CAGE questionnaireScreening tool for alcohol problems
- Caitriona ReedCaitriona Reed (born 1949) is an American sensei of Thiền Zen Buddhism who also has a back
- California Mental Health Services ActCalifornia law
- California Psychological InventoryPsychological test
- Californication (word)Portmanteau that criticizes California-style urban sprawl
- Callous and unemotional traitsPersistent pattern of behavior reflecting disregard and lack of empathy for others
- CalmnessMental state of inner peace
- Calvin Perry StoneAmerican psychologist
- Calvin S. HallAmerican psychologist
- Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated BatteryGroup of 25 tests to assess cognitive function
- Camilla BenbowAmerican educational psychologist
- Camille WortmanClinical health psychologist
- Campaign Against Psychiatric AbuseOrganization founded by Soviet dissident Viktor Fainberg
- Campbell paradigmBehavioral theory in social psychology
- Campus climateHigher education construct
- Canadian Association for Suicide PreventionCanadian non-governmental organization
- Canadian Psychological AssociationCanadian organization
- Canadianization movementPolitical movement in Canadian academia
- Candace AwardThe Candace Award is an award that was given from 1982 to 1992 by the National Coalition o
- Candice OdgersCanadian psychologist
- Candle problemCognitive performance test
- Cannabis in BarbadosIn Barbados, cannabis is illegal for recreational use, but is in high demand nonetheless.
- Cannabis in Costa RicaThe consumption of cannabis is nominally illegal in Costa Rica; however, personal consumpt
- Cannabis in MalawiMalawian cannabis, particularly the strain known as Malawi Gold, is internationally renown
- Cannabis in PeruCannabis in Peru is not legal for recreational use, possession for own consumption is also
- Cannabis in RwandaCannabis in Rwanda is legal for medicinal purposes, but illegal for recreational purposes.
- Cannabis in Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCannabis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was prior known to be illegal but is now decr
- Cannabis in San MarinoCannabis in San Marino is illegal for recreational purposes, but some cannabis-based remed
- Cannabis in SloveniaCannabis in Slovenia is illegal but decriminalized. While medical marijuana is not allowed
- Cannabis in VanuatuCannabis in Vanuatu is illegal for recreational purposes but is legal for medical and indu
- Cannon–Bard theoryPsyschological theory
- Capgras delusionPsychiatric disorder
- Capital Jury ProjectU.S. research consortium
- Cardiac function curveA cardiac function curve is a graph showing the relationship between right atrial pressure
- Cardiac psychologyCardiac psychology is a specialization of health psychology that focuses on the primary an
- Care in the CommunityBritish health policy
- Career assessmentTool for making career decisions
- CarewareCareware (also called charityware, helpware, or goodware) is software licensed in a way th
- Caring in intimate relationshipsCaring in intimate relationships is the practice of providing care and support to an intim
- Carl BrighamAmerican psychologist (1890–1943)
- Carl E. ThoresenAmerican psychologist (1933–2020)
- Carl Jung publicationsThis is a list of writings published by Carl Jung. Many of Jung's most important works hav
- Carl L. von BaeyerCanadian psychologist, academic, and author
- Carl PfaffmannAmerican physiological psychologist
- Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of ScienceThe Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science is an award presented by the Coun
- Carl StumpfGerman philosopher (1848–1936)
- Carlo Semenza (neuroscientist)Italian neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist
- Carlo StrengerSwiss-Israeli psychologist
- Carlos Frederick MacDonaldAmerican physician
- Carmen J. Cividanes LagoPuerto Rican developmental psychologist and academic administrator
- Carmen L. Rivera-MedinaPuerto Rican psychologist
- Carmen VilloroMexican psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1958)
- Carmi SchoolerAmerican social psychologist (1933–2018)
- CarnismIdeology that supports the use and consumption of animal products
- Carol Blanche CottonAmerican psychologist
- Carol D. GoodheartAmerican psychologist
- Carol DweckAmerican psychologist (born 1946)
- Carol FowlerCarol Ann Fowler is an American experimental psychologist. She was president and director
- Carol JeffreyBritish psychotherapist, writer
- Carol McDonald ConnorEducational psychologist
- Carol NadelsonAmerican psychiatrist
- Carol Nagy JacklinAmerican psychologist & academic
- Carol RyffAmerican psychologist (born 1950)
- Carol TavrisAmerican psychologist (born 1944)
- Carola B. EisenbergAmerican psychiatrist (1917–2021)
- Carole LiebermanAmerican psychiatrist
- Carolina BoriBrazilian psychologist
- Caroline F. RowlandPsychologist
- Caroline WattScottish parapsychologist
- Carolyn AttneaveAmerican psychologist (1920–1992)
- Carolyn M. MazureAmerican psychiatrist
- Carolyn M. WestCarolyn Marie West is associate professor of psychology (family violence and human sexuali
- Carolyn Rovee-CollierAmerican psychologist, academic and educator
- Carolyn SaarniDevelopmental psychologist
- Carolyn SherifAmerican psychologist (1922–1982)
- Carroll C. PrattAmerican psychologist and musicologist
- Carroll IzardAmerican psychologist
- Carrot and stickMetaphor for the use of punishment and reward
- Cary CooperBritish academic and psychologist (born 1940)
- Caryn LermanAmerican psychologist
- Case management (mental health)Specific approach for the coordination of community mental health services
- Case management (US healthcare system)Case management is a managed care technique within the health care coverage system of the
- Cases of political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet UnionIn the Soviet Union, a systematic political abuse of psychiatry took place and was based o
- Cass identity modelTheory of LGBTQIA+ identity development
- Castration anxietyChild's fear of removal of their penis
- Castration complexPsychoanalytic concept
- Cat people and dog peopleTerms referring to pet preferences
- Cat–dog relationshipInteraction between the main house pets
- Catastrophic schizophreniaObsolete term for a form of schizophrenia
- Catharine Cox MilesAmerican psychologist (1890–1984)
- Catharine WinstanleyCanadian behavioural neuroscientist
- Cathedral effectPhenomenon in environmental psychology
- Catherine ClémentFrench writer and philosopher
- Catherine GildinerAmerican psychologist
- Catherine McBrideAmerican psychologist
- Catherine Tamis-LeMondaAmerican psychologist and academic
- CathexisPsychoanalytic concept of allocation of emotional energy
- Cathleen PiazzaFeeding disorders researcher
- Cathy MalchiodiAmerican art therapist
- Cathy Spatz WidomAmerican psychologist
- Cats and the InternetPopular part of Internet culture
- Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence TestTest attempting to measure innate ability
- Cattell–Horn–Carroll theoryPsychological theory
- Causal reasoningProcess of identifying causality
- Causation (sociology)Belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another
- Cause of obsessive–compulsive disorderThe cause of obsessive–compulsive disorder is understood mainly through identifying biolog
- Causes of autismComplex interplay of factors
- Causes of mental disordersEtiology of psychopathology
- Causes of sexual violenceTheories attempting to explain sexual violence
- CDR computerized assessment system1970s computerized cognitive tests
- Celebrate RecoveryChristian behaviour modification program
- Celebrity worship syndromeDisorder involving obsession with celebrities
- Celeste KiddAmerican psychologist and researcher
- Celeste McColloughCeleste McCollough Howard (September 12, 1926 – January 30, 2023) was an American psycholo
- Celestia Susannah ParrishAmerican educator and psychologist (1853–1918)
- Celia JakubowiczArgentine psychologist (1939-2008)
- Celia Kitzinger and Sue WilkinsonBritish lesbian couple
- Center for Autism and Related DisordersApplied behavior analysis provider
- Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleSelf-report mood disorder questionnaire
- Center for Feeling TherapyThe Center for Feeling Therapy was a radical psychotherapy community that existed in Los A
- Center for Humane TechnologyNonprofit organization
- Center for Open ScienceThe Center for Open Science is a non-profit technology organization based in Charlottesvil
- Center for Qualitative PsychologyPsychologist researchers using qualitative methods
- Centers (Fourth Way)Separate apparatuses within a being that dictate its specific functions
- Central Valley, New YorkCentral Valley is a hamlet in Woodbury, New York, United States. The population was 1,857
- CentrationConcept in psychology
- Centre for Freudian Analysis and ResearchCentre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR) is a psychoanalysis research, training an
- Centre for Mental HealthIndependent mental health charity
- Centre for Occupational and Health PsychologyWelsh research institute
- César Garcés CarranzaPeruvian psychotherapist and social worker
- Chain smokingSmoking several cigarettes or cigars in succession
- Chaise longueUpholstered chair
- Challenge-based learningForm of learning by problem solving
- Challenging Psychedelic Experiences ProjectThe Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project (CPEP) is a research project studying chal
- Chanequa Walker-BarnesAmerican theologian and psychologist
- Changing Lives Through LiteratureAmerican bibliotherapy program
- Chanita Hughes-HalbertAmerican psychologist and medical researcher
- CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties2019 nonfiction book by Tom O'Neill with Dan Piepenbring
- Character assassinationDeliberate effort to damage an individual's reputation or credibility
- Character computingField of research
- Character orientationPersonality traits theorised by Erich Fromm
- Character structurePersonality traits
- Characteristics of dyslexiaDyslexia is a disorder characterized by problems with the visual notation of speech, which
- CharacterologyAcademic study of character
- CHARGE studyChildhood autism risk factor study
- CharismaCharm that can inspire devotion in others
- Charity Commission for Northern IrelandThe Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is the independent regulator of Northern Irela
- Charles A. Nelson IIIAmerican neuroscientist and psychologist
- Charles Allen MoserAmerican physician and sexologist (born 1952)
- Charles Binet-SangléFrench military doctor and psychologist
- Charles BrainerdAmerican psychologist and researcher
- Charles Brenner (psychiatrist)American psychoanalyst (1913–2008)
- Charles Crawford (psychologist)Canadian psychologist
- Charles E. OsgoodAmerican psychologist (1916–1991)
- Charles Faulkner (author)Charles Faulkner (born January 12, 1952) is an American practitioner of neuro-linguistic p
- Charles FersterAmerican behavioral psychologist
- Charles L. WhitfieldAmerican physician
- Charles M. SuperAmerican academic
- Charles Macfie CampbellAmerican psychiatrist (1876–1943)
- Charles McCreeryBritish psychologist (born 1942)
- Charles McPheeCharles Lambert McPhee (April 24, 1962 – May 8, 2011) was a researcher, author, and nation
- Charles MusselwhiteBritish applied psychologist
- Charles NegyAmerican psychologist
- Charles Oliver SahlerAmerican psychologist and suggestive therapeutics practitioner)
- Charles Patrick EwingAmerican lawyer
- Charles R. SnyderAmerican psychologist (1944–2006)
- Charles Samuel MyersEnglish physician (1873–1946)
- Charles SpenceExperimental psychologist
- Charles TannockBritish psychiatrist and politician (born 1957)
- Charles-Gaspard De la RiveSwiss chemist, politician and psychiatrist
- Charlestown State PrisonCharlestown State Prison was a correctional facility in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
- Charlotte BühlerGerman-American psychologist
- Charlotte KaslAmerican psychologist (1938–2021)
- Charlotte PattersonAmerican psychologist
- Checklist for Autism in ToddlersPsychological questionnaire
- Cheerleader effectPsychological effect on perceptions of attractiveness
- Chelmsford Royal CommissionAustralian royal commission
- ChemophobiaFear of chemicals
- Chen DaqiChinese psychologist (1886–1983)
- Cheryl KoopmanAmerican social psychologist (1950–2019)
- Cheryl Woods GiscombeAmerican nursing academic
- ChesedHebrew word referring to love or kindness
- Chesed (Kabbalah)Chesed is one of the ten sefirot on the kabbalistic Tree of Life. It is given the associat
- Chess therapyForm of psychotherapy
- Chester Middlebrook PierceAmerican psychiatrist (1927–2016)
- Cheves PerkyAmerican psychologist
- Chew and spitBehavior associated with several eating disorders
- Chicago Institute for PsychoanalysisThe Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (formerly Institute for Psychoanalysis until it was r
- Chief Justice of the Common PleasThe chief justice of the common pleas was the head of the Court of Common Pleas, also know
- Child abuse in footballAbuse of children in the sport
- Child abuse in Quranic schoolsAbuse of children in schools
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesBritish mental health services for children and adolescents
- Child and adolescent psychiatryBranch of psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Symptom InventoryBehavioral rating checklist
- Child and Youth CareProfession aiding children and families
- Child Behavior ChecklistThe Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a widely used caregiver report form identifying pro
- Child bereavementChild bereavement occurs when a child loses someone of importance in their life. There is
- Child disciplineMethods of instilling desired behavior in children
- Child displacementAct of separation of children from their parents
- Child GuidanceChild Guidance was both an evolving 20th-century social construct, sometimes called the Ch
- Child IdentitySubject of contemporary humanitarian science
- Child lyingDeceptive behavior in children
- Child Mania Rating ScaleMedical diagnostic method
- Child neglectForm of child abuse
- Child prodigyExceptionally precocious child
- Child protective servicesU.S. agencies responsible for child protection
- Child psychoanalysisSub-discipline in psychoanalysis
- Child psychopathologyStudy of mental disorders in children and adolescents
- Child psychotherapyMental health intervention
- Child PTSD Symptom ScalePsychological questionnaire
- Child safety seatSeat designed to protect children during traffic collisions
- Child sexual abuse in CanadaThe article covers child sexual abuse in Canada, a form of child abuse in which an adult o
- Child sexual abuse laws in the United StatesChild sexual abuse laws in the United States have been enacted as part of the nation's chi
- Child sexualitySexuality of children
- Child traffickingForm of human trafficking
- Child-on-child sexual abuseSexual abuse between children
- Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorderMedical condition
- Childhood amnesiaInability of adults to recall memories from childhood
- Childhood development of fine motor skillsFine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements which occur e.g., in the
- Childhood disintegrative disorderNeurodevelopmental condition
- Childhood in Scotland in the Middle AgesChildhood mortality was high in medieval Scotland as it was in all of medieval Europe. The
- Childhood memoryEarly life experiences often memorable for life
- Childhood phobiaExaggerated, intense fear found in children
- Children's Depression InventoryChild psychology test
- Children's Global Assessment ScaleMedical diagnostic method
- Children's Health ActThe Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 106–310 (text
- Chinese Classification of Mental DisordersPsychiatric diagnostic manual
- Chinese ideals of female beautyBeauty standards within China or overseas Chinese communities
- Chinese Society of PsychiatryChinese professional organization
- Chitra RaghavanClinical psychologist
- ChoiceDeciding between multiple options
- Choice architectureDecision-making concept
- Choice-supportive biasTendency to remember one's choices as better than they actually were
- Choiceless awarenessConcept in philosophy, psychology and spirituality
- Chris ArgyrisAmerican management scientist (1923–2013)
- Chris FrenchPsychologist specialising in paranormal beliefs (born 1956)
- Chris FrithBritish neuroscientist (born 1942)
- Chris Hatcher (psychologist)American psychologist (1946–1999)
- Chris MoulinCognitive neuropsychologist
- Chris Stout (psychologist)American psychologist
- Christia BrownAmerican psychologist and author
- Christian A. MeissnerAmerican psychologist
- Christian counselingChristian psychology and pastoral counseling
- Christian GostečnikSlovenian Roman Catholic priest
- Christian hedonismChristian hedonism is a Christian doctrine believed by some evangelicals. The term was coi
- Christian LorenziFrench academic
- Christian PerringChristian David Perring (born 1962) is an American philosopher. He is known for his works
- Christian psychologyAspect of psychology adhering to the religion of Christianity
- Christianity and domestic violenceSee the discussion on the talk page for details.
- Christianity and sexual orientationChristian denominations have a variety of beliefs about sexual orientation, including beli
- Christina MaslachAmerican psychologist
- Christina RasmussenAmerican psychologist
- Christina SalmivalliFinnish psychologist, professor (b. 1967)
- Christine Beauchamp (pseudonym)American psychological case study patient
- Christine ChambersCanadian psychologist
- Christine DeanBritish psychiatrist
- Christine E. DicksonAmerican cognitive psychologist
- Christine HunterAmerican clinical psychologist and military officer
- Christine StephensNew Zealand ageing researcher
- Christopher BollasBritish psychoanalyst and writer
- Christopher CsíkszentmihályiChristopher Csíkszentmihályi (born June 1968) is an American artist and technologist. He i
- Christopher D. GreenCanadian psychologist and philosopher
- Christopher Longuet-HigginsBritish chemist and cognitive scientist (1923–2004)
- Christopher Noel CullenBritish psychologist
- Christopher R. AgnewAmerican social psychologist
- Christopher SonnSocial psychologist
- Christopher TylerBritish neuroscientist
- ChromesthesiaSound to color synesthesia
- ChromophobiaFear or aversion of colors
- ChromostereopsisVisual illusion in color images
- ChronostasisDistortion in the perception of time
- Chubb illusionOptical illusion
- Chud (pejorative)Pejorative term for the far-right
- Chunking (psychology)Cognitive psychology process
- Ciarán O'KeeffeEnglish paranormal investigator
- Cinderella complexUnconscious desire to be taken care of by someone else
- Cinderella effectHigher prevalence of mistreatment by stepparents
- CinephiliaPassionate interest in films
- Circle of competenceSubject area matching a person's skills or expertise
- CisgenderGender identity descriptor
- Citizens Commission on Human RightsScientology-related organization
- Civic virtue (organizational citizenship behavior dimension)Civic virtue is one of the five dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) id
- Civil courageCivil courage is a type of courage, related closely to heroism, with which a person acts b
- Civil inattentionBehaviors which allow strangers to maintain social order in crowded public spaces
- Civilian victimizationViolence targeting noncombatants in war
- Civilization and Its Discontents1930 book by Sigmund Freud
- Clairette Papin ArmstrongAmerican psychologist (1886–1973
- Clamshell (container)A clamshell is a one-piece container consisting of two halves joined by a hinge area which
- ClangingSymptom of mental disorders
- Clara E. HillAmerican professor of psychology
- Clara MayoSocial psychologist
- Clare E. SteffenAmerican psychologist and professor
- Clare W. GravesAmerican psychologist
- Clare WinnicottSocial worker and psychoanalyst (1906–1984)
- Clarence RichesonAmerican murderer
- Clarisa HardyArgentine-born Chilean politician, anthropologist and psychologist
- Clarissa Pinkola EstésMexican-American psychoanalyst and writer
- Clarita von TrottGerman medical doctor and psychotherapist
- Clark L. HullAmerican psychologist
- Clark MoustakasAmerican psychologist
- Clarke's three lawsAxioms proposed by British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke
- Clash of CivilizationsCultural conflict thesis by Samuel P. Huntington
- Class S (culture)Japanese social practice and literary genre
- Classical test theoryTheory in psychometrics
- Classification of mental disordersThe classification of mental disorders, also known as psychiatric nosology or psychiatric
- Classification of personality disordersClassification of personality disorders varies significantly, with the predominant models
- Claude HalmosFrench psychoanalyst and essayist (1946–2026)
- Claude NachinFrench psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Claudi L. H. BocktingDutch Clinical Psychologist and Professor
- Claudia BlumColombian psychologist and politician
- Claus-Christian CarbonGerman psychologist (born 1971)
- Clean languageQuestioning technique
- Clean language interviewingResearch interview technique
- Cleotilde GonzalezMexican-American scientist
- Clifford StottBritish psychologist and academic
- Clifton SniderAmerican writer and educator (1947–2021)
- CliftonStrengthsPsychometric test
- Climate psychologyField of psychology
- Clinical Associate in Applied PsychologyIn Scotland, a Clinical Associate is a shortened designation for a Clinical Associate in A
- Clinical empathyClinical empathy is expressed as the skill of understanding what a patient says and feels,
- Clinical formulationExplanation of information obtained from a clinical assessment
- Clinical geropsychologyClinical geropsychology is the application by psychologists in a range of sub-disciplines
- Clinical global impressionMeasures of patients with mental disorders
- Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for AlcoholScale used in the assessment and management of alcohol withdrawal
- Clinical lycanthropyDelusion of being a non-human animal
- Clinical neuropsychologySub-field of neuropsychology
- Clinical nurse specialistA clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who can provide advice rel
- Clinical pluralismPsychotherapeutical approach
- Clinical psychologyBranch of medicine focused on mental disorders
- Clinical social workForm of social work
- Clinical supervisionOversight of counsellors and psychotherapists
- Clinician Administered PTSD ScaleMedical diagnostic method
- Clinton W. McLemoreAmerican psychologist and author
- Closing time effectSocial phenomenon concerning perceived attractiveness of others
- Closure (psychology)Psychological term for one's need for an answer to something
- Clothing fetishSexual fetish relating to particular type of clothing
- Clover, VirginiaClover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in rural Halifax C
- Clustering illusionErroneously seeing patterns in randomness
- Clutch (sports)Sports term
- Clutterers AnonymousHoarding twelve-step program help group
- Clyde R. MillerClyde Raymond Miller (July 7, 1888 – August 29, 1977) was an associate professor of educat
- Co-coachingCo-coaching is a structured practice of coaching that involves peers alike with the ultima
- Co-counsellingMethod of personal change
- Co-Dependents AnonymousSupport group
- Co-regulationTerm used in psychology
- Co-ruminationTheory
- CoachingMethod of development
- Coaching psychologyField of applied psychology
- Cocaine AnonymousTwelve-step program
- Cocaine dependenceNeurological disorder related to persistent cocaine use
- Cock (slang)English slang term for the human penis
- Cock and ball tortureForm of sexual play
- Cocktail partyA cocktail party is a party at which cocktails are served. It is sometimes called a cockta
- Cocktail party effectBrain capacity to filter out stimuli
- CodependencyType of relationship
- Coefficient of inbreedingMathematical estimate of inbreeding
- Cogito, ergo sumPhrase of the philosopher René Descartes
- CognistatCognitive screening test
- CognitionMental process dealing with knowledge
- Cognitive Abilities TestAmerican student assessment test
- Cognitive academic language proficiencyAdvanced vocabulary
- Cognitive analytic therapyForm of psychological therapy
- Cognitive appraisalInterpretation by an individual to stimuli
- Cognitive apprenticeshipTheory that emphasizes the importance of the process
- Cognitive assetsBusiness jargon term
- Cognitive behavioral trainingTraining method to improve cognitive function
- Cognitive bias mitigationReduction of the negative effects of cognitive biases
- Cognitive bias modificationCognitive bias modification (CBM) refers to procedures used in psychology that aim to dire
- Cognitive cityCognitive city is a term which expands the concept of the smart city with the aspect of co
- Cognitive complexityConcept in psychology
- Cognitive Constraints on Compositional SystemsEssay by Fred Lerdahl
- Cognitive developmentField of study in neuroscience and psychology
- Cognitive disengagement syndromeType of attention disorder
- Cognitive distortionExaggerated or irrational thought pattern
- Cognitive ecologyBranch of ecology studying cognition in social and natural contexts
- Cognitive emotional behavioral therapyMental health conditions
- Cognitive Emotional PedagogyTeaching and learning technique
- Cognitive ergonomicsDesigning to suit cognitive abilities
- Cognitive flexibilityAbility to switch thinking about two concepts
- Cognitive humor processingHow a human processes something as "funny"
- Cognitive immunizationRejecting information misaligned with one's beliefs
- Cognitive inertiaLack of motivation to mentally tackle a problem or issue
- Cognitive interventionForm of psychological intervention
- Cognitive interviewMethod of interviewing witnesses to crime
- Cognitive libertyFreedom of an individual to control their own mental processes
- Cognitive loadEffort being used in the working memory
- Cognitive mapMental representation of information
- Cognitive moduleConcept in cognitive psychology
- Cognitive neuropsychiatryMultidisciplinary field
- Cognitive neuropsychologyRelation of brain structure to psychological processes
- Cognitive Neuropsychology (journal)Cognitive Neuropsychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal aimed at promoting the inves
- Cognitive Neuroscience SocietyThe Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) is an international academic society interested i
- Cognitive pretestingField research method
- Cognitive psychologySubdiscipline of psychology
- Cognitive reframingType of psychological therapy
- Cognitive rehabilitation therapyMedical intervention
- Cognitive remediation therapyTreatment designed to improve neurocognitive abilities
- Cognitive resource theoryLeadership theory in industrial and organizational psychology
- Cognitive restructuringType of psychological therapy
- Cognitive revolution1950s intellectual movement
- Cognitive rigorCognitive rigor is a combined model developed by superimposing two existing models for des
- Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedThe Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program was organised by Csaba Pléh, in 1999 at
- Cognitive science of new religious movementsReligious studies
- Cognitive Science SocietyProfessional society
- Cognitive shiftingProcess of consciously redirecting attention from one fixation to another
- Cognitive slippageType of thought disorder
- Cognitive sociolinguisticsCognitive sociolinguistics is an emerging field of linguistics that aims to account for li
- Cognitive specializationCognitive specialization suggests that certain behaviors, often in the domain of social co
- Cognitive styleConcept in cognitive psychology
- Cognitive testAssessments of the cognitive capabilities of humans and other animals
- Cognitive tutorAutomated tutor
- Cognitive valence theoryPsychological framework for understanding relations between pairs of people
- Cognitive vulnerabilityConcept in cognitive psychology
- Cognitive-affective personality systemThe cognitive-affective personality system or cognitive-affective processing system (CAPS)
- Coherence therapySystem of psychotherapy
- Cold feetApprehension or doubt preventing planned action
- Cold readingSet of techniques used by mentalists, psychics, fortune-tellers, and mediums
- Cold shoulderPhrase used to disregard someone
- Coleman GriffithAmerican sports psychologist
- Colette DowlingColette Dowling (born c. 1938) is an American writer best known for her 1981 book The Cind
- Collaborative learningSituation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together
- Collaborative methodCollaborative methods are processes, behaviors, and conversations that relate to the colla
- Collaborative networkA collaborative network is a network consisting of a variety of entities (e.g. organizatio
- Collaborative therapyTherapy developed by Harlene Anderson
- Collective InductionTask used for researching group problem solving
- Collective intentionalitySocial concept in philosophy of mind
- Collective mental stateMental state which is shared by individuals in a group, organization, or society
- Collective narcissismPsychological tendency to exaggerate the positive image of one's social group
- Collective unconsciousTerms of psychiatry
- Colombianization of Leticia, Putumayo and CaquetáHistory of Colombia
- Color preferencesTendency for individual or group to prefer some colors over others
- Color psychologyStudy of influence of color on human behavior
- Colour wheel theory of loveLove typology by J. A. Lee
- Coloured hatColoured hats or color-coded hats are used in psychology, religions, societies, workplaces
- Columbia Suicide Severity Rating ScaleRating scale for suicidal ideation and behaviors
- Combat Stress Intervention ProgramThe Combat Stress Intervention Program (CSIP) is a 3-year United States Department of Defe
- ComfortSense of physical or psychological ease
- Comfort objectItem used to provide psychological comfort
- Comfort zonePsychological state
- Commissioners in LunacyPublic body established by the Lunacy Act 1845
- Commissioners in Lunacy for ScotlandThe Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland or Lunacy Commission for Scotland were a public b
- Common factors theoryTheory in clinical and counseling psychology
- Common source biasType of selection bias and source of logical errors
- Communication accommodation theoryTheory that people adjust speech style to listeners
- Communication apprehensionAnxiety about an expected communication
- Communication devianceFailure to effectively communicate
- Communication disorderAny disorder affecting the ability to comprehend or use language and speech
- Communication noiseInfluences on the interpretation of conversations
- Communication privacy management theoryTheory of privacy in interpersonal communication
- Communication ShutdownCommunication Shutdown is a global fundraiser on behalf of autism-related organizations in
- Communities That CareProgram of the US Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- Community integrationCommunity integration, while diversely defined, is a term encompassing the full participat
- Community Mental Health Act1963 American law
- Community mental health serviceTreatment of mental disorders in homes over asylums
- Comparative Cognition SocietyThe Comparative Cognition Society (CCS) is one of the primary scientific societies for the
- Comparative neuropsychologyComparative neuropsychology refers to an approach used for understanding human brain funct
- Comparative psychologyStudy of non-human animal behavior and mental processes
- Compartmentalization (psychology)Psychological defense mechanism
- Compassion fadeEmpathy decrease as numbers in need increase
- Compassion fatigueCondition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion
- Compassion fatigue in journalismCompassion fatigue (CF) is an evolving concept in the field of traumatology. The term has
- Compassion-focused therapySystem of psychotherapy
- Compassionate loveLove for the good of the other
- CompeerNon-profit mental health organisation
- Compensation (psychology)Psychological strategy
- Competence (human resources)Ability of a person to do a job properly
- Competence (law)Ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the person is engaged
- Competence (polyseme)Ability or capacity to perform a task effectively or successfully
- Competency evaluation (law)Means used to determine if a criminal defendant is competent to stand trial
- CompetitionRivalry for a goal which cannot be shared
- Competition-based learningCompetition-based learning (CBL) is a student-centered pedagogy that combines project-base
- Competitive altruismTheorized evolutionary mechanism
- Competitor (ship)Competitor was launched at Whitby in 1813. She was initially a West Indiaman and then trad
- Complex (psychology)Core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and desires
- ComplexionSkin color
- Complexity theory and organizationsApplication of complexity theory to strategy
- Compliance (psychology)Submission to a request
- Compliance gainingCompliance gaining is a term used in the social sciences that encompasses the intentional
- Compliment sandwichRhetorical technique to deliver criticism
- Complimentary language and genderSpeech act catering to positive face needs
- Compulsion loopHabitual chain of human activities
- Compulsive declutteringBehavior pattern
- Compulsive sexual behaviour disorderMental disorder
- Compulsive talkingPersonality trait
- Compulsory sterilization in CanadaControversial medical practice in Canada
- Computational theory of mindFamily of views in the philosophy of mind
- Computer addictionExcessive or compulsive use of computers
- Computer rageAnger directed towards a computer
- Computer simulation and organizational studiesComputer simulation is a prominent method in organizational studies and strategic manageme
- Computer-based test interpretation in psychological assessmentComputer-based test interpretation (CBTI) programs are technological tools that have been
- Computerized adaptive testingForm of computer-based test that adapts to the examinee's ability level
- Comrey Personality ScalesPersonality test
- ConationCategory of mental action used in psychology and philosophy of mind
- Concentrative movement therapyConcentrative movement therapy (CMT) is a psychotherapeutic method for group and individua
- Conceptual blendingTheory of cognition
- Conceptual changeConceptual change is the process whereby concepts and relationships between them change ov
- Conceptual graphFormalism for knowledge representation
- Conceptual metaphorIn cognitive linguistics, relating conceptual domains
- Conceptual spaceConcept in psychology
- Concord Prison ExperimentThe Concord Prison Experiment, conducted from 1961 to 1963, was designed to evaluate wheth
- Conditioned place preferencePavlovian conditioning
- Conditioned taste aversionBiological process
- Condom fatigueReason for decreased condom usage
- ConfabulationRecall of fabricated, misinterpreted or distorted memories
- ConfessionStatement acknowledging a hidden personal fact
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater1821 autobiographical work by Thomas De Quincey
- Confidence weightingConfidence weighting (CW) is concerned with measuring two variables: (1) what a respondent
- Conflict (narrative)Literary element of challenge that stands in the way of a goal
- Conflict (process)Friction, disagreement, or discord between people
- Conflict avoidanceBehaviors to prevent or minimize conflict
- Conflict managementReducing workplace interpersonal conflict
- ConformityMatching opinions and behaviors to group norms
- ConfrontationDirect engagement of a dispute
- Congeneric reliabilityConcept in statistical models applied to psychometrics
- Conjoint analysisSurvey-based statistical technique
- Conjugal loveConjugal love refers to love in a conjugal relationship, that is, in a marriage, since the
- Conjunction fallacyFormal fallacy, aka Linda Problem
- Connectedness to nature scaleThe connectedness to nature scale (CNS) is a measure of individuals' trait levels of feeli
- Conners Comprehensive Behaviour Rating ScaleBehaviour rating scale
- Connie KasariAmerican autism researcher
- Connie VarnhagenAmerican professor of psychology and academic director
- Connirae AndreasAmerican psychotherapist
- Connor–Davidson Resilience ScaleMeans of testing human resilience
- Conrad BaarsDutch-American physician (1919–1981)
- ConsciousnessAwareness of internal and external existence
- ConsentVoluntary agreement to another's proposal
- Conservation (psychology)Logical thinking ability
- Conservation of resources theoryPsychological theory
- Conservation psychologyConservation psychology is the scientific study of the reciprocal relationships between hu
- Consideration of future consequencesPersonality trait
- ConsolationPsychological comforting after a trauma
- Consoling touchPro-social behavior
- Constanza PortnoyArgentine photographer
- ConstrualConcept in social psychology
- Construal level theoryConstrual level theory (CLT) is a theory in social psychology that describes the relation
- Construct (psychology)Psychological concept
- Construct validityMeasure of indicator representativeness
- Constructionism (learning theory)Learning theory involving the construction of mental models
- Constructive perceptionConstructive perception is the theory of perception in which the perceiver uses sensory in
- Constructivist teaching methodsTeaching method based on constructivism
- Consulting psychologyConsulting psychology is a specialty area of psychology that addresses such areas as asses
- Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and ResearchAcademic journal
- Consumer demand tests (animals)Consumer demand tests for animals are studies designed to measure the relative strength of
- Contact hypothesisPsychological hypothesis about intergroup contact
- Contagion heuristicPerceived transfer of negative qualities through contact
- Contagious depressionSpread of depression among a social group
- Contardo CalligarisItalian-Brazilian psychoanalyst and writer (1948–2021)
- Contemplative Practices in Action2010 book
- Contemplative psychologyContemplative psychology "is a psychology that forms an intrinsic part of the contemplativ
- Contemplative psychotherapyPractice method of psychotherapy
- Content (Freudian dream analysis)Dream aspects in Freudian dream analysis
- Content theorySubset of motivational theories
- ContentmentEmotional state
- Context effectA context effect is an aspect of cognitive psychology that describes the influence of envi
- Context-dependent memoryImproved recall when the context of a situation is the same
- Contextual cueing effectIn psychology, contextual cueing refers to a form of visual search facilitation which desc
- Contingency managementConcept in psychology
- Continuity theoryPsychosocial theory of aging
- Continuous flash suppressionContinuous flash suppression (CFS) is an adapted version of the original flash suppression
- Continuous performance taskNeuropsychological test for attention
- Control by deprivationControl deprivation is the act of not giving an individual their desires, wants and needs
- Controlling behavior in relationshipsAspect of personal relationships
- Conventional sexConventional sex, colloquially known as vanilla sex, is sexual behavior that is within the
- Convergent thinkingAbility to answer questions correctly without the need for novel ideas
- Conversational modelThe conversational model of psychotherapy was devised by the English psychiatrist Robert H
- Conversion disorderFormer psychiatric diagnosis
- Cook–Medley hostility scalePsychological test
- Coolidge effectSexual phenomenon
- CooperationGroups working or acting together
- CooperativenessPersonality trait
- Coordinated management of meaningAspect of communication theory
- Copenhagen hypnosis murders1951 murders in Denmark
- COPINE scaleSystem for rating the severity of images of child sex abuse
- Coping CatCognitive behavioral therapy
- CoprophiliaSexual paraphilia involving feces
- Copycat crimeCriminal act that is inspired by a previous crime
- Cora Sutton CastlePsychologist and feminist
- Core self-evaluationsSelf-evaluation of personality traits
- Cornelia B. WilburCornelia Burwell Wilbur (August 26, 1908 – September 20, 1992) was an American psychiatris
- Corneliu E. GiurgeaRomanian psychologist and chemist (1923–1995)
- Cornsweet illusionOptical illusion
- Corollary discharge theoryTheory of motion perception
- Corporal punishment in the homeForm of punishment used by parents to inflict physical pain or discomfort
- Corporate communicationInternal and external messages of an organization
- Corrective rapeHomophobic hate crime
- Correspondent inference theoryPsychological theory
- Corsi block-tapping testPsychological test of working memory
- Cotard's syndromeDelusion that one is dead or non-existent
- CoulrophiliaParaphilia towards clowns
- CountercontrolTerm used by Dr. B.F. Skinner
- CounterdependencyRefusal of attachment
- Counterfactual thinkingConcept in psychology
- CounternullIn statistics, and especially in the statistical analysis of psychological data, the count
- Counterphobic attitudeSeeking out the source of one's fear to overcome it
- CounterplanningCounterplanning in conflict resolution is the process through which an actor reaches his o
- Counterproductive normsCounterproductive norms are group norms that prevent a group, organization, or other colle
- Counterproductive work behaviorEmployee behavior that goes against the legitimate interests of an organization
- Counterregulatory eatingEating behaviour
- CounterstereotypeReverse of a stereotype
- Counting sheepMental exercise to fall asleep
- Couple interviewA couple interview (or joint couple interview, or more broadly conjoint interview, joint i
- Couples therapyTherapy for people in a couple relationship
- CourageAbility to deal with fear
- Courtly loveMedieval European literary conception of love
- Courtship disorderTheoretical construct in sexology
- Couvade syndromeExpectant parent who is not pregnant shows pregnancy symptoms
- Covariation modelTheory in psychology
- Covert hypnosisPseudo-scientific intellectual framework
- Covert incestEmotional, sexual, non physical type of child abuse
- Covert medicationCovert medication (also called concealed, hidden or surreptitious medication), the covert
- COVID-19 misinformation by the United StatesFalse information propagated by U.S. officials
- CowansvilleCowansville is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, located on Lac Davignon 20 kilometr
- CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a ScienceAward conferred by the Canadian Psychological Association
- CRAFFT Screening TestClinical assessment tool
- Craig PohlmanAmerican psychologist
- Creative computingComputer science applied to the arts
- Creative leadershipCreative leadership is a style of leadership based upon the concept of working cooperative
- Creative pedagogyScience and art of creative teaching
- CreativityForming something new and somehow valuable
- Creativity techniquesMethods devised to encourage creative actions
- Crib talkMonologue by toddlers before sleeping
- Crime and Human Nature1985 book
- Crime and its repression1903 book by Gustav Aschaffenburg
- Crime opportunity theoryTheory in criminology that suggests offenders make rational choices when choosing targets
- Crime prevention through environmental designUrban planning paradigm
- Criminal Lunatics Act 1800Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
- Criminal psychologyStudy of the thoughts, intentions, and behavior of criminals
- Cringe cultureCulture of mocking embarrassing content
- Crisis Text LineMental health support organization
- CrisisLinkUS non-profit mental health hotline
- Cristina MilaniSwiss psychologist and writer
- Critical appraisalCritical appraisal (or quality assessment) in evidence based medicine, is the use of expli
- Critical autism studiesInterdisciplinary research field led by autistic people
- Critical incident stress debriefingForm of psychological debriefing
- Critical incident stress managementAspect of psychology
- Critical incident techniqueProcedures for observing human behavior
- Critical positivity ratioDiscredited statistical finding in positive psychology
- Critical Psychiatry NetworkPsychiatric organization based in the United Kingdom
- Critical psychologyPerspective on psychology
- Critical understandingPart of education theory
- Criticism of evolutionary psychologyControversy in psychology
- Crocodile tearsFalse, insincere display of emotion
- Cronbach's alphaStatistical measure of reliability
- Cross-correspondencesPhenomenon related to spiritism
- Cross-cultural differences in decision-makingDecision-making is a mental activity which is an integral part of planning and action taki
- Cross-cultural psychiatrySubfield of psychiatry
- Cross-cultural psychologyScientific study of human behaviour
- Cross-race effectCognitive bias on facial recognition
- Crossed fingersHand gesture
- Crowd psychologyBranch of social psychology
- Crowds (adolescence)Social concept
- Crowdsourced psychological scienceCollaborative effort to a scientific goal
- Crowell procedureThe Crowell procedure is a tool used to assess the parent-child relationship. Crowell and
- CryingShedding tears due to emotion or pain
- CryptomnesiaMemory bias
- Crystal Meth AnonymousMethamphetamine recovery charity in California
- Cuan MhuireCuan Mhuire (pronounced ; Irish for "Mary's Harbour") is a charitable drug, alcohol and ga
- Cue reactivityLearned response to drug-related stimuli in addiction
- Cue recruitmentForm of learning illusions
- CulturagramFamily assessment tool in social work
- Cultural biasInterpretation and judgement of phenomena by the standards of one's culture
- Cultural cognitionThe cultural cognition of risk, sometimes called simply cultural cognition, is the hypothe
- Cultural competency trainingCultural competency training is an instruction to achieve cultural competence and the abil
- Cultural divideBoundary among people of different cultures
- Cultural history of PolandThe term cultural history refers both to an academic discipline and to its subject matter.
- Cultural intelligenceAbility to function in diverse settings
- Cultural jet lagExpression in sociology
- Cultural learningPassing on of information from one group of people or animals to another
- Cultural literacyAbility to understand a culture
- Cultural mediationMechanism of human development
- Cultural psychologyHow cultures reflect and shape their psychology
- Cultural schema theoryCognitive theory at the cultural level
- Cultural theory of riskAspect of sociology
- Cultural traitSingle identifiable element within culture
- Cultural-historical activity theoryTheoretical framework in psychology
- Culturally relevant teachingPedagogy
- Culture and positive psychologyCultural differences can interact with positive psychology to create great variation, pote
- Culture of violence theoryThe culture of violence theory addresses the pervasiveness of specific violent patterns wi
- Culture shockExperience of a person moving to a different cultural environment
- Cumulative learningCognitive process
- CuntVulgar term
- Cupboard lovePsychoanalytic theory of attachment
- CuriosityQuality related to inquisitive thinking
- Curse of 39Number considered bad luck in Afghanistan
- Curse of knowledgeCognitive bias of assuming others share your knowledge
- Curuppumullage JinarajadasaSri Lankan theosophist
- Cute aggressionDesire to treat cute things aggressively
- CutenessSubjective physical trait
- CyberpsychologyField of research
- CyberstalkingUse of the Internet as means of monitoring users' activities maliciously
- Cycle of abuseSocial cycle theory explaining patterns of behavior in an abusive relationship
- Cycle of violenceViolent behavior learned as a child, and then repeated as an adult
- Cyclic GMP-AMP synthaseCyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS, cGAMP synthase), belonging to the nucleotidyltransferase fa
- CyclothymiaMental disorder
- Cynicism (contemporary)Attitude characterised by distrust
- CynophobiaFear of dogs and canines
- Cynthia D. BelarScientist
- Cynthia de las FuentesAmerican counseling psychologist (born 1964)
- Cynthia García CollPuerto Rican developmental psychologist
- Cynthia GómezAmerican psychologist
- CyranoidThoughts spoken by someone other than their originator
- Cyril BurtEnglish educational psychologist (1883–1971)