DOWNWARD DRIFT HYPOTHESIS, DRIFTING ATTENTION
A disorder where attention is a short span of time but a person then drifts back to a somnolent state.…
EGO-DEFENSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
The role that an attitude plays in maintaining and enhancing our self esteem.
ENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY
Therapy addressing and including a person's surroundings to promote better cognitive, affective and behavioural health. See milieu therapy- therapeutic community.
EXPERIMENT
The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.
LEISURE LIFESTYLE
A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of…
MODERATOR VARIABLE
with respect to statistics, a moderator variable is entirely unrelated to the criterion variable but it is still related to…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
a multidimensional structure characterizing the level of achievement attained by an establishment. In accordance with the goal-attainment model, efficacy is…
PASSIVE LISTENING
with regard to psychotherapy and counseling, attentive listening by a counselor or therapy professional without impeding upon or disrupting the…
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that…
EPIDEMIOLOGY
The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.
LIFE REVIEW
the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…