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PASTORAL COUNSELING

a type of counseling or psychotherapy wherein knowledge and standards stemming from the disciplines of theology and the behavioral sciences

PERCEPTUAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM (PRS)

a memory system whose purpose is to recognize items and terms, permitting rapid identification of formerly encountered stimulants. Comprehensions are

PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY

the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its

DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN

A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.

DIARY METHOD

Technique where data is compiled by daily observation.

DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS

Operant conditioning. A stimulus that increases the probablity of a response.

DOGMATISM

1. Tendency to act in a certain assertive and authoritative manner in accord with a set of beliefs. 2. Personality

ECLECTIC COUNSELING

Counselling combining different techniques and findings.

EMOTIONAL CONTROL

The influence we exert on our emotions, thoughts and behaviour.

EMPATHY

Understanding a person from their frame of reference so we know where they are coming them.

EPISTEMOLOGICAL LONELINESS

A sense of separation and alienation from others.

EXCITATION-TRANSFER THEORY

Aggressive rsponses are intensified by arousal from other stimuli not directly related to the original stimulus that started the aggression.

EXPRESSED EMOTION (EE)

Negative emotions that are expressed by family members to the person with a mental or emotional disorder.

LIMITED HOLD

a separate feature to some schedules of reinforcement whereby the opportunity for reinforcement itself can be limited to a fixed

MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY

is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the

MEDICAL MODEL

is a term in psychology which is the view that abnormal behaviour is the result of physical problems and should

METHOD OF LOCI

is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or

MODELING

is a strand of behavioural modelling whereby learning occurs through observation, therefore classed as vicarious learning and then the leaner

MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIP

In the context of psychology, a multiple relationship may arise between a psychologist and a non-professional, potentially: concurrently is in

NEGATIVE-STATE-RELIEF MODEL

is the theory that helping behaviour is used during times of stress and anxiety to avoid negative moods.