UNDERSTANDING
1. the procedure of attaining knowledge about oneself or other people or of understanding the meaning or significance of something,…
TERROR MANAGEMENT THEORY
a theory postulating that management of death-related anxiety is the main operative of culture and the primary motivation in human…
TIME OUT (TO) 1
1. a method, stemming from within behavior therapy, wherein unfavorable actions are weakened and their occurrences lessened, commonly by moving…
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
with regard to therapy and counseling, the intimate experiences which have been inhibited or jobs which have been veered away…
VOLUNTARY RESPONSE
An intentionally selected response to a stimulant which might necessitate a complex integration of excitatory and inhibitory urges with feedback…
TERTIARY PREVENTION
intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are…
TIME SAMPLING
the procedure of attaining observations over a period of time. The procedure might comprise set time periods or varied time…
UPPER THRESHOLD
1. fora difference threshold, the limit at which the stimulant is considered to be more significant than the principle. 2.…
VULNERABILITY
susceptibility to cultivating a disorder, condition, or illness whenever exposed to particular substances or conditions.
TEST BATTERY
a set or series of correlated presumptions delivered at one time, with scores documented separately or mixed to produce a…
PROTECTIVE REFLEX
Also called protective response, protective reflex describes the reflexive withdrawal of the body or parts of the body from either…
PSYCHOGENIC VERTIGO
A perceived imbalance in standing or sitting. The feeling is illusory and cannot be explained by any neurological or medical…
PSYCHOSCIENCE
A science dealing with mind, function and behavior. Also a science dealing with mental diseases and disorders and their treatment.
REALITY TESTING
Any means by which an individual is able to clearly asses his or her limitations as they relate to biological,…
REGRESSION EFFECT
Proclivity of a subject who scores either very high or very low on a test to perform more toward the…