AVERSIVE CONTROL
refers to the use of an aversive outcome, such as punishment or negative reinforcement, to control behavior, and eliminate undesirable…
AVERSIVE RACISM
refers to a form of prejudice felt by individuals who endorse egalitarian attitudes and values but experience negative emotions in…
AVERSIVE STIMULUS
refers to any stimulus or occurrence that evokes avoidance behavior or escape behavior in an individual. Also known as an…
AVIATION CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
refers to a program developed at the Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Alabama (in 1962). The Laboratory conducts and…
AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
refers to a specialty in applied psychology that focuses on understanding human psychology as it relates to the operation and…
AVIATOR'S NEURASTHENIA
refers to a distinct syndrome of gastrointestinal disorders, irritability, insomnia, emotional stress, and mental fatigue associated with pilots flying military…
AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
any behavioral act that enables an individual to avoid anticipated unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned aversive…
AVOIDANCE CONDITIONING
refers to the establishment of a pattern of behavior that prevents, postpones, or reduces the frequency of aversive stimulation. In…
AVOIDANCE GRADIENT
refers to the variation in strength of drive as a function of the organism's proximity to an aversive stimulus. For…
AVOIDANCE RESPONSE
refers to a response in which an organism anticipates and therefore responds to prevent contact with this stimulus. The avoidance…
AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE CONFLICT
refers to a specific conflict situation where there are two equally objectionable alternatives. For example, this type of conflict occurs…
AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT
in Mary Ainsworth's strange situation, this refers to a form of insecure attachment whereby infants do not seek proximity to…
AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT STYLE
refers to an interpersonal style characterized by a discomfort in being close to others - or having rigid interpersonal boundaries.
AVOIDANT DISORDER
refers to a childhood or adolescent disorder in the DSM-lll. This disorder lasts at least 6 months between the ages…
AVOIDANT MARRIAGE
refers to an enduring marriage whereby the partners seldom argue because they have agreed to disagree and accepted their differences…
AVOIDANT PARURESIS
refers to the inability to urinate in the presence of other people. Also known as bashful bladder syndrome.
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY
a personality style characterized by feeling uncomfortable when psychologically close to others, fearing potential rejection, and not engaging in peer…
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, a personality disorder characterized by (a) hypersensitivity to rejection and criticism, (b) a desire for uncritical acceptance,…