Anxiety Disorders

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TREATMENT PLAN

the suggested steps for intervening that the therapy professional or counselor plans following an evaluation of the patient being completed.

VALUE-EXPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role one's outlook can play in the demonstration of core values. An individual may take on a positive outlook

WELL-BEING

noun. a state of happiness, being pleased and content, low degrees of anguish, generally positive physical and cognitive health and

THEORY OF MIND

the capacity to imagine or form opinions about the cognitive states of other people: What does the other person know?

TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

the level to which one is capable of accepting, and to act without weariness or disorientation in scenarios having conflicting

TRIANGULATION

noun. 1. the procedure involved in confirming a hypothesis by gathering proofs from many sources or experiments or utilizing many

VARIABLE STIMULUS

any one of a group of experimental stimulants which are to be compared to a constant stimulant, step-by-step.

WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

THEORY X AND Y

two different forms of managerial philosophy: Theory X employers presume that employees are passive, lazy, and driven only by financial

TRAINING

noun. with regard to Gestalt psychology, the utilization of the solution to one problem in solving another problem which shares

TRIGGER 1

noun. 1. a stimulant which elicits a response. 2. verb. to operate as a trigger.

VARIANCE

noun. a gauging of the spread, or dispersion, of scores within a sample, whereby a small variance implies very similar

WORKING BACKWARD

a problem-resolution method wherein the solver starts at the objective state and tries to discover a passage back to the

PREVENTIVE COUNSELING

Preventive counseling has as its main focus the anticipation and avoidance of conflicts or problems for those facing stress in

PROCEDURE

1. A logical sequence of actions leading to a goal. 2. The set way a study is to be structured

PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY

A fraudulent or unscientific approach to psychology, for example Phrenology or palmistry

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE

Psychological distance refers to the extent that an individual has removed themselves from involvement with others.

PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY

Therapy developed to address interpersonal aspects as they relate to possible problem situations. This therapy is designed to help a

RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT)

Rational emotive behavior therapy attempts to teach an individual through behavioral and cognitive techniques to replace self-defeating thoughts to achieve

RECIPROCAL ROLES

Behavior patterns shown by those in a particular position in a group in response to others' patterns of behavior in