ORGANIZATIONAL HUMANISM
an approach to bettering organizational efficacy based upon the presumption that efficacy is improved if organizational partakers can reach a…
PARADOXICAL REACTION
with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance…
PEER GROUP
a set of people who share at least one trait, like age, profession, education, cultural status, or economic status.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that…
PLACE LEARNING
1. the learning of physical positions or locations of objectives. 2. with regard to conditioning, learning a correlation between a…
DECOMPENSATION
The breakdown of our defense mechanisms that result in a worsening of psychiatric symptoms.
DUAL PROCESS THEORY
1. A theory that response to stimuli allows control of behaviour in 2 stages. 2. Memoery theory. Operation of 2…
EGO FUNCTIONS
Psychoanalytical theory. The variouis functions of the ego including self awareness, problem solving, controlling motor functions, memeory etc.
EMOTIONAL INSULATION
Defense mechanism. Where indifferent and detached responses are made in frustrating situations.
ENGULFMENT
1. The extreme distress and anxiety related to feelings of being taken over by an external force. 2. Thefear of…
LIFE EVENTS
events which occur during the life cycle which can either be age related in which case involve events such as…
MALADAPTATION
A condition where- biological, psychological, behavioural and/or defence mechanisms are detrimental to the survival and reproduction of a species.
MATURATION HYPOTHESIS
is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in…
MENTAL HYGIENE
is an approach to mental health which states that mental health issues can be avoided given the appropriate level of…
MINDFULNESS
is the awareness and ability to comprehend ones own self of existence in society and their surroundings - the binary…