Anxiety Disorders

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NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT

the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…

OBSERVER BIAS

an experimental bias comprised of errors by a viewer in one direction. Such a bias is frequently correlated with the…

OUTCOME

noun. 1. the outcome of an experiment, remediation, interaction, or any other occurrence, for instance, a client's state following psychotherapy.…

PARAMETER

1. a numerical constant which categorizes a populace with respect to some trait, for instance, the locale of its central…

PEER PRESSURE

the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations…

PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)

an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.…

PLACEBO

noun.1. a pharmacologically inert compound which is frequently delivered as a control in testing new drugs. Placebos utilized in double-blind…

DECONDITIONING

Behaviour therapy. Where a learned response such as phobia is unlearned. See desensitisation.

DEVELOPMENT

The progressive series of change in something.

DIRECTIONALITY PROBLEM

A problem with 2 variables where the cause and effect is not known.

DISPOSITION

A behavioural trait that distinguishes from person from others. Compare situational attribution.

DYADIC EFFECT

The behaviour shown by 2 interacting people that is different to interactions to other people.

EGO RESILIENCY

A personality with the ability to vary and adapt and express emotional impulses depending on social demands.

EMOTIONAL MATURITY

Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.

ENRICHMENT

Enhancing, improving or augmenting a desirable quality or component.

ETHNICITY

The categorisation socially based on a person's ethnic group. See ethnic identity.

EXPERIMENTER BIAS

An error occuring from the expectations of the experimenter.

LIFE REVIEW

the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…

MALADJUSTMENT

Is the common term used to describe an inability to maintain a stable relationship or adjust to changing environments.

MEASUREMENT ERROR

is any difference between the observed value and the real or true value which leads to the skewing of results…