Anxiety Disorders

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BEHAVIOR PATTERN

n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and

BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT

n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be

BOUNDARY ISSUES

n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.

CATEGORICAL DATA

n. types of data which can be counted and divided into groups. Thus, they consist of counts in contrast to

CONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD

a position of acknowledgement and respect demonstrated by other people on a trial basis wherein their respect relies upon the

CONJUGATE REINFORCEMENT

a reinforcement stipulation wherein some facet of the reinforcing agent wavers step-by-step with some aspect of behavior.

CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)

in operant and instrumental conditioning, the strengthener of each reaction.

COST-REWARD ANALYSIS

with regard to social psychology, a design which tries to depict helping behavior with respect to the supports and prices

CRIMINALLY INSANE

depicting an accused person that is deemed to be suffering from cognitive illness or fault which frees then of lawful

DEATH ANXIETY

emotional duress or timidness stimulated by notifications of death, inclusive of one's own thought processes and memory.

ABSTRACT ATTITUDE

a mental state in which a person employs their capacity to be aware of all elements of a situation or

ACTIVATIONAL EFFECT

a temporary chemical influence which usually produces a brief variation in performance or physical motion in mature animals. For instance,

ADVOCACY

noun. conversing or performing on the part of a person or mass of people to support their liberties or illustrate

ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR

behavior carried out for the advantage of other people. Selfless behavior consists of a variety of approaches, such as expression

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR

aggressive, impulsive, and often violent actions that violate protective rules, conventions, and codes of a society - for example, laws.

APPREHENSION

n. anxious expectation, worry, general uneasiness, or dread about a situation, event, or the future in general.

ASYLUM

n. originally, these structures were designed as a refuge for criminals (from Greek asylon, sanctuary). From the 19th century onwards,

ATYPICAL

differing from the norm in some manner - being unusual, unrepresentative, or uncharacteristic in some way.

AVERSION REACTION

a reaction or response expressed by the avoidance or distress evoked by a distasteful, threatening, or otherwise objectionable stimulus.