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…
MEDITATION
is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject…
METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
MODELING THEORY
similar to SLT (social learning theory) where behaviours, cognitions and an individuals emotional state can be changed and influenced by…
MUTTERING DELIRIUM
is characterized by- low utterances, slurring, dysarthria, iteration, perseveration or a combination. These are typically accompanied with the motor features…
NEGATIVISM
is a characteristic associated with a variety disorders. Negativism otherwise is the persistent resistant to suggestions of others, even when…
NULL HYPOTHESIS
the statement postulating an experiment will find no variations between the control and experimental states, which is, no union between…
OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING
the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.
PERITRAUMATIC DISSOCIATION
a temporary dissociative experience which takes place at or near the time of a traumatic occurrence. Those impacted might feel…
DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL
Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.
DISENGAGED FAMILY
A family with memberswithdrawn from each other both emotionally and psychologically.