CASE-BASED REASONING
n. a case approach which utilizes information from previously-resolved situations and applies them in the context of similar situations. Thus,…
CATATONIC EXCITEMENT
n. a highly-agitated state in which a patient exhibits extreme restlessness to the point of exhaustion. This results in repetitive…
CATEGORICAL VARIABLE
n. a variable with a number of possible values, yet these are fixed and limited into set groups or classes.…
CATTELL-HORN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a theory which proposes that general intelligence can be divided into two broad sets of abilities, namely: (1) G-f,…
CELIAC PLEXUS
n. a radiating network of nerve fibers found in the abdomen and arising from the branches of the abdominal aorta.…
CARGO CULT I
1. Beliefs of the South Pacific Islanders based on worship giving them material goods by supernatural means. 2. A naive…
COMPUTER MODEL
a computer emulation of an exterior being, like a psychological behavior, for the objective of assisting in comprehension of its…
CONCEPTUAL COMPLEXITY
the magnitude to which a concept or matter is hard to comprehend, due to the numerous theoretical ideas integrated and…
CONCLUSION DRAWING IN A MESSAGE
precisely exclaiming the results that are supposed to be taken from a convincing speech.
CONCURRENCE SEEKING
attempting to abstain from disputes and conundrums, especially within conversations or while making decisions.
CONDITIONALISM
the stance that one can expect an effect will occur by understanding the cause and that the effect can be…
CONFIGURATIONAL ANALYSIS
founded by American psychiatrist Mardi Horowitz, an incorporated psychodynamic design for case development, therapy, and result evaluation. Maladaptive attitudes in…
CONFLUENCE MODEL
a dubious and likely indefensible theory that levels of intellect observed in brothers and sisters are related to the magnitude…
CONGENITAL DEAFNESS
an inability to hear that is present at birth, no matter what the cause.
CONJOINT THERAPY
therapy wherein the two parties in a union or the individuals making up a family unit are rendered treatment at…