Calling "gaslighting" a "psychology term" seems a bit disingenuous to me, considering that the term originated as a colloquialism derived from the name of a play[1] and couple of subsequent movie adaptations[2][3].
In 1965, twenty-eight years after the stageplay was written, writers began denominalising the film's title and using it as a verb, "gaslighting". Gaslighting, in this context, is a colloquialism that loosely means to manipulate a person or a group of people in a way similar to the way the protagonist in the play (Bella) was manipulated.
"The word gaslighting (referring to the behavior described in the above amateur psychology section) is occasionally used in clinical literature, but is considered a colloquialism by the American Psychological Association.[0]"
I think APA considering it a colloquialism would count here as a psychological term.
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[ 12.4 ms ] story [ 372 ms ] threadIn 1965, twenty-eight years after the stageplay was written, writers began denominalising the film's title and using it as a verb, "gaslighting". Gaslighting, in this context, is a colloquialism that loosely means to manipulate a person or a group of people in a way similar to the way the protagonist in the play (Bella) was manipulated.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_Light
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1940_film)
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)
I think APA considering it a colloquialism would count here as a psychological term.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting