BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING
n. a form of intervention in which counseling becomes the key strategy. In clinical care, for instance, patients are assisted…
BEHAVIORAL COUPLES THERAPY
n. a form of behavior therapy which accommodates couples in troubled relationships. Mainly, the goal is to instruct couples to…
BEHAVIORAL CRITERION
n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.…
BEHAVIORAL DEFICIT
n. condition in which there is impairment in physical and mental functioning such that age-specific aspects of behavior are lacking…
BEHAVIORAL DIARY
n. a record which keeps track of a person's attitudes and actions in the event that behavior needs to be…
BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS
n. a descriptive analysis of the internal behavior patterns which motivate or cause the overt, external behavior. There is a…
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
n. a specific study of human and animal behavior which assesses the impact of both evolution and the environment. It…
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
n. the study of how cognitive, emotional, and social factors on both the individual and institutional level affect decision-making in…
BEHAVIORAL EMBRYOLOGY
n. a branch of developmental biology which studies the behavior of organisms such as chicks and rats right from the…
BEHAVIORAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
n. the study of the endocrine system in relation to behavior. There is a relationship between how hormones are secreted…
BEHAVIORAL FAMILY THERAPY
n. a therapeutic approach which aims to help families going through difficulties in their relationships. This group treatment is learning-based…
BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY
n. a form of psychotherapy which addresses the needs of a specific group of people. Learning-based, it applies cognitive behavioral…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and…
BEHAVIORAL HOMEOSTASIS
n. the tendency of an organism to apply mechanisms of behavior in order to restore stability and maintain equilibrium. These…
BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY
n. in the evolutionary and developmental context, refers to behavioral similarities observed in species which share a common ancestral origin.…
BEHAVIORAL IMMUNOGEN
n. a behavior pattern which translates into a healthy lifestyle. This lifestyle is associated with the benefits of a longer…
BEHAVIORAL INCIDENT
n. a single behavioral event which occurs separately or in a chronological series with other related events to create a…
BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION
n. a pattern of behavior characterized by shyness, timidity, withdrawal, and fear of the unfamiliar. The emotionality is negative and…
BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION SYSTEM (BIS)
n. the other of two motivational systems which govern human and animal behavior. The system activates an avoidance behavior as…
BEHAVIORAL INTEGRATION
n. the process of combining individual behaviors into one whole behavioral unit. Instead of functioning separately, these behaviors become coordinated…