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EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY

The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.

ERROR OF EXPECTATION

The error that arises from a preconceived idea.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Any research based on random experiments to draw a causal inference.

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.

MENTAL EFFORT

is the degree of mental effort and work needed to complete a given task.

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.

PATIENT

noun. 1. a recipient of healthcare from a licensed healthcare professional. 2. with regard to language, the being which is

PERSONALITY TRAIT

a fairly steady, reliable, and enduring interior characteristic which is inferred from a trend of actions, outlooks, feelings, and habits

ADAPTABILITY

noun. 1. the ability to render adequate feedback up to modified or developing conditions. 2. the potential to adjust or

ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY

Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their

APPROACH

n. a particular strategy or means of study used to achieve a goal or purpose. Also refers to the movement

ATTENTION OVERLOAD

a psychological condition that results from excessive demands on attention - usually due to too much stimuli. The effect is

AUTHENTICITY

1. the quality of being genuine and true to one's own values2. in psychotherapy and counseling, a valued characteristic of

BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST

n. a list of observable and measurable behaviors which are recorded by a learning professional or a clinician. In the

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and

BIZARRE BEHAVIOR

adj. a general term for behavior that is out of the ordinary or far from normal. Markedly unusual and unexpected