Anxiety Disorders

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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.

BASELINE ASSESSMENT

n. a measure of what humans and animals are significantly able to attain at a particular point in their development.…

BEHAVIOR REHEARSAL

n. a technique specifically used in behavior therapy. It involves rehearsing behavioral patterns which were initially introduced by the therapist…

BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION

n. a pattern of behavior characterized by shyness, timidity, withdrawal, and fear of the unfamiliar. The emotionality is negative and…

BIOGENIC AMINE HYPOTHESIS

n. the hypothesis which postulates that a number of disorders (such as depression) result from a deficiency or excess in…

BURNOUT

n. a state of extreme physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. It is characterized by a decrease in motivation and performance.…

CATHARSIS

n. in psychoanalytic therapy, refers to the therapeutic discharge of all affects connected with grief, loss, or any traumatic event.…

CONDITIONED EMOTIONAL RESPONSE (CFR)

any non-positive emotional reaction, generally worry or fear, which comes to be correlated with an unbiased stimulant due to pavlovian…

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

the propensity to be arranged, accountable, and possess a strong work ethic, interpreted as one end of a facet of…

CONTROL

noun. 1. control, authority, or impact on incidences, behaviors, circumstances, or individuals. 2. the management of all external circumstances and…

COUNSELING

professional help in handling and processes private problems, such as behavior-related, job-related, marriage, school, rehabilitative, school-based, life-stage, and emotionally rooted…

CRITICAL VALUE

the value of either one of the ends of a critical region, that being, either one of the values beyond…

DEBRIEFING

The process after a research project where the participants are given more details about the project.

ABSTRACTION

noun. 1. the development of thoughts or notions deriving from specific events. 2. ideas that cannot be discerned from a…