MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING
in the context of psychotherapies, multicultural counselling is a type of therapy which takes into account both racial and ethnic…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
NONSHARED ENVIRONMENT
with regard to behavior genetic analyses, those facets of a surrounding climate which peoples living together don't share and which…
OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE
a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.
PARTICIPANT
noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter…
PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL
the degree to which an individual believes an action is under their active management.
PERSONALITY INVENTORY
a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIORAL CONGRUENCE
n. a consistent state of behavior, meaning there is consistency between the goals, values, and attitudes projected and the actual…
BEHAVIORAL SEQUENCE
n. a number or combination of behavioral incidents which are geared towards a specific purpose or outcome. Thus, much of…
BLANK SCREEN
n. in psychoanalysis, refers to a figurative screen upon which a patient tries to project his or her innermost feelings…
CAREER COUNSELING
n. consultation with a trained professional on specific goal-setting in order to change or improve the direction of one's career.…
CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH
studies undertaken with the objective of being able to challenge particular predetermined hypotheses.
CONSUMMATORY RESPONSE
proposed by American euthologist Wallace Craig, the definitive reaction in a sequence of behavior targeted at the achievement of a…
COPING STRATEGY
a behavior, sequence of behaviors, or mental process employed to satisfy a taxing or unfavorable scenario or in changing one's…
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
noun. The therapy professional's unaware responses to the client and to the client's transference. These ideas and emotions are based…