Anxiety Disorders

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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.

OPERANT CONDITIONING

initially explained by B.F. Skinner, the procedure wherein behavioral alterations take place as an act of the consequences of behavior.…

OVERLOAD

noun. a psychological state wherein scenarios and encounters are so mentally, perceptually, and emotionally arousing that they drain or even…

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…

DELAYED REINFORCEMENT

Reinforcement that happens after a response. Delay may be signaled or unsignaled.

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY

Flexible therapy combining principles of behaviour therapy, cognitive and mindfulness behaviours.

DISCRIMINATION TRAINING

1. process where an operant esponse is reinforced. 2. Sport. Training to be able toidentify task relevany cues.

DIVERGENT THINKING

Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.

DYSPHORIA

Mood characterised by sadness.

EMOTIONAL CONFLICT

The state of disharmony between incompatible intense emotions such as love and desire.

EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING

Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.

EPILEPTOID PERSONALITY

Personality pattern including irritability, selfishness, aggressiveness and being uncooperative.

EXACT REPLICATION

Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.

EXPOSURE THERAPY

Used to treat anxiety disorders by confronting the stimulus causing anxiety.

LIKERT SCALE

a scale which measures a perceived opinion of an object by a participant by using statements which reflect either a…

MANUAL ARTS THERAPY

is the use of manual arts such as woodworking and metalworking as rehabilitative activities.