INTERVIEWER EFFECTS
An interviewers attributes and the influence and behaviours on the answers of a respondant. The appearance, demeanor, training, age, sex…
IRRITABILITY
1. Abnormal sensitivity or excessive responsiveness, as of an organ or body part, to a stimulus. 2. It is a…
LATENT CONTENT
1. Hidden meaning in communication 2. Unconscious wishes expressed through dream or fantasy in symbolic representation as part of psychoanalytic theory.
FALSE-ALARM RATE
is the number or proportion of incorrect answers such as "Yes" or "No" given as final responses to tasks within…
FIGHT-FLIGHT REACTION
the emotional response a person has to an emergency that is designed to allow us to stand and fight or…
FREE-FLOATING ANXIETY
1. A chronic sense of uneasiness and apprehension that is not directed at anything. Often seen in anxiety disorders. 2.…
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
1. Assessment to identify circumstances and consequences associated with a certain behaviour. Defined in measurable terms. Used to design treatments…
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS)
This has 3 stages. 1. alarm has shock and countershock phase and can trigger fight or flight. 2.resistance stabilising physiological…
GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR
Behavior oriented toward attaining a particular goal. Identified by observing that the animal or person ceases search behaviour and engages…
INTERNAL BOUNDARY
Psychoanalytic theory. The name of the boundary between ego and id. Also called inner boundary. Compare external boundary.
LATENT INHIBITION
The impedance of Pavlovian conditioning resulting from prior exposures with a conditioned stimulus before being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
TRAIT ANXIETY
proneness to experiencing anxiety. Individuals with high trait anxiety have a propensity to seeing the world as more risky or…
TRIPARTITE THEORY OF ATTITUDES
a theory of attitude structure postulating which an outlook is based upon or contains affective, mental, and behavioral elements.
THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
a well-aligned working union between patient and therpay professional, though by a great many to be a vital facet of…
TRAIT THEORY
approaches which explain character traits with regard to individual facets of one's personality, that being, interior traits which are thought…
TRUE EXPERIMENT
an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.