INTERPERSONAL
the term that deals with the actions, events and feelings that exists between 2 or more people.
INVERTED-U HYPOTHESIS
Performance and motivation and the proposed correlation between them, the performance is poorest when motivation or arousal at very high…
FIELD RESEARCH
the term that is used to describe any research that is undertaken outside a laboratory and in a natural, social…
FREE ASSOCIATION
the basic process in psychoanalysis and other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy where patients are encouraged to verbalise freely whatever thoughts…
FUNCTIONAL
1.Psychology. Denoting or referring to a disorder where normal behavior changes without an observable organic or structural cause. 2. Generally,…
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE (GAF SCALE)
the name of scale that is used to plan treatment and outcomes on Axis V of DSM-IV-TR's system. Reflects levels…
INTERPERSONAL PROCESS RECALL (IPR)
Method used to understand the process of psychotherapy and to train therapists and counsellors. Uses taping counselling and psychotherapy sessions…
INVOLUNTARY ATTENTION
A prominent stimulus and the attention that is captured by it, an example in the field of the visual peripheral…
FIELD THEORY
1. Physics. Theory that forces exist between 2 bodies not in contact that fills the space. 2. Psychology. A systematic…
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1. Detailed analysis of a behaviour to identify contingencies that sustain the behaviour. 2. Synthesis of a client's behaviour problems…
GLOBAL PERCEPTION
This term is applied to the overall perception of an object or a situation focusing on the whole rather than…
INTERPRETATION
Psychotherapy. Explanation by therapist ion terms meaningful to the person and their issues, behaviours or feelings. Made along the lines…
IRRITABILITY
1. Abnormal sensitivity or excessive responsiveness, as of an organ or body part, to a stimulus. 2. It is a…
FILTER THEORY
1. The theory of attention proposing that unattended channels of information are filtered prior to identification. 2. An explanation in…
FREE-FLOATING ATTENTION
Found in psychoanalysis and in other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the analyst's or therapist's state of evenly suspended attention during…
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
1. Assessment to identify circumstances and consequences associated with a certain behaviour. Defined in measurable terms. Used to design treatments…