Anxiety Disorders

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MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING

in the context of psychotherapies, multicultural counselling is a type of therapy which takes into account both racial and ethnic

NEGATIVE ATTITUDE

in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.

NONSHARED ENVIRONMENT

with regard to behavior genetic analyses, those facets of a surrounding climate which peoples living together don't share and which

OBSESSION

a continual thought, concept, picture, or urge which is experienced as invasive and not proper, and results in significant fear,

OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE

a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.

PARTICIPANT

noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter

PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL

the degree to which an individual believes an action is under their active management.

PERSONALITY INVENTORY

a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which

DEDUCTIVE REASONING

Logical reasoning where the conclusion follows a set of premises. See logic- top-down analysis.

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DIRECTIVE COUNSELING

The approach to conselling that follows a line relevant to the client. Also called directive psychotherapy.

DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that threatens or intimidates other people.

DYADIC RELATIONSHIP

1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.

EGO WEAKNESS

Psychoanalytical theory. The ability of the ego to control impulses and to tolerate frustration, disappointment and stress. Compare ego strength.

EMOTIONAL SECURITY

Feelings of safety, confidence and freedom from apprehension. See security operations.

ENVIRONMENT

All of the external factors around us that influence us.

ETHNOPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Where issues related to ethnic and cultural variations in using and response to psychoative agents is considered.

EXPERIMENTER EFFECT

One of 2 errors. (a) errors from the experimenter, (b) the bias from effects of the participants. See experimenter bias-

LIFE SATISFACTION

the degree which adults (typically) find the lives they lead rich, meaningful, full or of a generally high quality. Improving

MANIFEST ANXIETY

is the theory that anxiety is fuelled by underlying emotional conflict and repressed feelings.