DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL
Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.
DISENGAGED FAMILY
A family with memberswithdrawn from each other both emotionally and psychologically.
DOPAMINE (DA)
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with a vital role in several functions of the brain: sleep, mood, motivation, behavior, reward, cognition,…
ECLECTICISM
The approach that takes formulas and techniques from different theories to use an integrated approach.
EMPIRICAL GROUNDING
Practice of anchoring theoretical terms to scientifically measurable events.
EXISTENTIAL NEUROSIS
Neurosis with feelings of despair and anxiety from living and not taking responsibility for your own life. See authenticity- existential…
EXTERNAL VALIDITY
The extent that research can be generalized beyond the results to other situations or people.
LINEAR CAUSATION
a simple explanation of the cause and effect hypothesis in that a simple event will have been caused by a…
MARGINALIZATION
the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.
MEDITATION
is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject…
METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
MODELING THEORY
similar to SLT (social learning theory) where behaviours, cognitions and an individuals emotional state can be changed and influenced by…
MUTTERING DELIRIUM
is characterized by- low utterances, slurring, dysarthria, iteration, perseveration or a combination. These are typically accompanied with the motor features…
NEGATIVISM
is a characteristic associated with a variety disorders. Negativism otherwise is the persistent resistant to suggestions of others, even when…
NULL HYPOTHESIS
the statement postulating an experiment will find no variations between the control and experimental states, which is, no union between…
OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING
the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.