Anxiety Disorders

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DELAYED EFFECT

An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.

DIAGNOSTICITY

The value of information gained from an interaction, feedback or event by a person seeking self-knowledge.

DISCRIMINATED OPERANT

An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when

DISTRESS

A negative emotional state with no identifiable quality.

DYSFUNCTION

Any disturbance, deficiency or impairment of function or behaviour.

EMOTIONAL BLOCKING

Inhibition of thought, speech due to extreme emotion. See blocking.

EMOTIONALITY

The degree we experience and express emotions.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.

EVALUATION RESEARCH

Applying scientific principles, methods and theories to identify, describe, measure and predict importnat factors to develop human service delivery systems.

EXPLICIT ATTITUDE

An attitude that is a person is aware of. Compare implicit attitude.

LIFESTYLE

the way in which a group or individual prefers to live which then becomes characteristic of that group or person.

MANNERISM

a habitual facial expression or movement classed as characteristic of an individual.

MEDICAL AUDIT

is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an

METACOMMUNICATION

describes the communication entailing the dynamics of the process of communication itself. Talking, about talking.

MIXED-STANDARD SCALE

is a test of behaviour evaluation. Participants are presented with a selection of behaviours and asked to evaluate them based

MULTIPLE CAUSATION

is the philosophical position which explains that a single cause is unlikely to be the result of a single cause,

NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE

is a stereotype (widely held belief) about an individual or group which displays them in a poor light and is

NORMATIVE RESEARCH

research that is engaged in merely to determine norms.

OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE

a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity

OVERINCLUSION

noun. failure of a person to remove non-successful or improper reactions correlated with a specific stimulant.