Anxiety Disorders

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AROUSAL REGULATION

the controlling of cognitive and physiological activation using natural or cognitive-behavioral methods. See also autogenic training.

ATTITUDE OBJECT

any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.

AUTONOMIC REACTIVITY

1. the extent or level to which an organism responds physiologically to a stimulus, such as a stressor in the

BACKUP REINFORCER

in behavior modification, this refers to a reward given to a client in return for tokens he or she has

BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT

n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces

BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT

n. a document which describes in detail the rewards and consequences of agreeing to a new behavior and replacing a

BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY

n. the acute, adverse effects of exposure to toxic substances. As to the severity of the condition, toxic substances such

BODY AWARENESS

n. a conscious perception and understanding of one's body, in alignment with the somatic and internal sensations which one feels.

CASE HISTORY

n. a complete record of information containing all data about a patient's medical or psychological condition. It may cover health,

CONCOMITANT VARIATION

1. the modification of two sensations simultaneously, wherein the variables might be informally connected or both variables might be impacted

CONFOUNDS

noun. factors that fluctuate with the independent variable and whose affects on the dependent variable are subsequently hard to distinguish

CONTEXT

1. typically, the state or scenario wherein a certain sensation happens. 2. with regard to language, the portions of a

CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

a department of forensic psychology affiliated with the use of counseling and medicinal approaches toward juvenile wrongdoers and criminals alike

COVERT MODELING

a stealth conditioning process wherein the patient pictures a role model, visualizes acting as this individual may, so because of

CUMULATIVE RECORD

an ongoing document wherein new information is attributed. With regard to conditioning, a collective document is a graph demonstrating the

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

behavior that is unlike the majority of a healthy human population- behaviors which could pose a threat to one's livelihood

ACTION SLIP

any sort of mistake which involves some sort of intellectual backslide and causes an accidental action, such as placing your

ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR

fairly stereotypic behavior which follows the introduction of a stimulant. It varies from straight-forward responder practice where the potential of

AGENCY

noun. Being proactive, generally with respect to supporting a particular objective in some way.

ANTICIPATORY COPING

a stress-management technique enacted prior the encountering of a stressful event. It may involve minimizing the problems associated with the