Answer The Greek word is atomos, which means indivisible. The Greek word is made up of the prefix a, meaning not [as in asymptomatic, and atypical] and temnein, mea â¦ ning to cut.
A thought process for developing healthier thinking. Cognitive behavior therapy is based on a cognitive theory of psychopathology. The cognitive model describes how peopleâs perceptions of, or spontaneous thoughts about, situations influence their emotional, behavioral (and often physiological) reactions. Individualsâ perceptions are often distorted and dysfunctional when they are distressed.
Noun. 1. cognitive psychology-an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes. psychological science, psychology-the science of mental life.memory-the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; he taught a graduate course on learning and memory. problem solving-the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems.ognitive science-the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind.