Anxiety Disorders

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SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS

Educational psychology. all of the variables in a classroom that influences learning. Situational conditions may be time factors, methods of

SOCIAL CONVENTIONS

These are the established rules, procedures and methods that are accepted as a guide for social conduct see social norms.

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and

SOCIAL SELF

1. The aspects of the self that are important to social relations. 2. A person's characteristic behaviour in social situations.

SOMATIC THERAPY

Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type

STAIRCASE METHOD

where stimuli are presented in ascending and descending order. When the response of the observer changes so does the direction.

STIMULUS ERROR

an error in a response due to focusing on the meaning or semantic status of a stimulus instead of its

SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

A person's judgement or we can say a comparison between the life what is being lead by a person and

SUPERORDINATE GOAL

1. It is a goal that is of higher importance then some other, less important one; 2. It is a

SYNDROME

It is a group of the symptoms together with the signs that result to only one cause. They can indicate

SELF-EFFACEMENT

1. Acting so as not to draw attention to you. 2. The neurotic idealisation of compliancy, dependency and selfless love

SELF-REPORT BIAS

This problem arises when people do a self-report and try to make a good impression of them or are unsure

SHAPING

Producing new forms of behaviour by reinforcement and conditioning. also called approximation conditioning; behaviour shaping.

SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS

These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of

SOCIAL DEATH

Social death is seen in group behaviour where a person is ignored. It can occur with verbal and non-verbal communication.

SOCIAL LIMITATION

restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to

SOCIAL SITUATION

combination of all social factors that come into play at any one time.

SOMATOPSYCHOLOGY

the study of the psychological impact of a disease or disability.

STANDARD

A basis for evaluating the worth of something and how it should be. It is just like a general idea

STIMULUS FUNCTION

Stimulus function is to evoke the response in an organism is the function of stimulus. In operant conditioning, a stimulus