DYADIC RELATIONSHIP
1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY
The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.
LIFE SPACE
a representation of the factors affecting an individuals life. These factors include environmental, biological, social and psychological factors which can…
MARGINALIZATION
the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.
MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING
in the context of psychotherapies, multicultural counselling is a type of therapy which takes into account both racial and ethnic…
NEGATIVE AFFECT
is an internal feeling or emotion which is typically experienced after one has failed to complete a task or goal,…
OBJECTIVE TEST
an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of…
OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE
a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.
PERSONALITY TRAIT
a fairly steady, reliable, and enduring interior characteristic which is inferred from a trend of actions, outlooks, feelings, and habits…
DIAGNOSTICITY
The value of information gained from an interaction, feedback or event by a person seeking self-knowledge.
DYNAMIC FORMULATION
The attempt to organise a clients information so the therapist can better treat and understand the client.
EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…