MASS REFLEX 1
is usually a reflex action which occurs on a subconscious level in the human body as a result of a…
MENTAL DISORDER
is an umbrella a term used to describe any psychological symptoms, abnormal behaviours, impaired functioning or any combination of the…
MICROPSYCHOSIS
is a psychotic episode which unusually lasts an incredibly short duration, from a few minutes to a hours which typically…
MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY
is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the…
NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of…
NEUROTICISM
is an umbrella term used to describe a range of meanings. For example, neuroticism could detail a state of neurosis…
OBJECTIVE SCORING
scoring an examination by way of a formula or key, so that varied scorers will come to the exact same…
ORGANISMIC VALUING PROCESS
with regard to client-focused theory, the assumed wellness and inborn interior advice program which an individual can utilize to stay…
PARADOXICAL DIRECTIVE
an instruction by a therapy professional toward the client to do exactly the opposite of what common sense would guide…
PAYOFF MATRIX
a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be…
PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
1. acclimation by someone to occupational and residential conditions within their community and family, particularly with regard to cultural interactions…
PILOT TESTING
the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.
DECEPTION RESEARCH
Used in research where the participants are not told everything about the research. See active deception- double deception- passive deception.
DETERIORATION EFFECT
After partcipating in psychotherapy this is the adverse or negative outcome from it.
DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIOR (DRO)
Used to decrease the rate of a targeted response. Also called ommission training.
EFFECT SIZE
The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.
EMOTIONAL INSIGHT 1
1. Awareness of your own emotional reactions and those of others. 2. Psychotherapy. The client's awareness of emotional forces underlying…
EMPTY ORGANISM PSYCHOLOGY
Behavioural psychology. Attempts to predict and control behaviour based on external observable stimulus and reinforcement conditions.