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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

MANNERISM

a habitual facial expression or movement classed as characteristic of an individual.

MENTAL ABERRATION

is used to describe a deviation from any linear or normal thinking.

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

OBJECTIVE

1. having authentic presence in reality, based upon viewable phenomena. 2. adjective. unbiased or not influenced by private emotions, perceptions,

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

DIAGNOSTIC CENTER

A facility able to evaluate a person's condition.

DISORDER

A group of systems that can involve abnormal behaviour, intense or persistent stress or the disruption of a function. See

DSM-IV-TR

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

EMOTION

The complex reaction pattern that involves experiential, behavioural and physiological elements.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

The group or participants exposed to the variable.

LIFE REVIEW

the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking