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BEHAVIORAL BASELINE

n. a state of behavior which is steady in form and frequency. As a constant, it serves as a standard

BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY

n. the capacity and degree to which human behavior can be altered by environmental factors such as learning and social

BIPOLAR

adj. the condition of vacillating between two extreme poles, for instance, that of mania and depression. The term usually applies

CARDIAC PSYCHOSIS

n. a disorganization in thought processes and a loss in social functioning as a result of a heart condition. It

BINARY CHOICE

Choosing between 2 alternatives.

CONFIDENTIALITY

noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's

CONSTITUTIONAL FACTOR

a fundamental psychological propensity to add to character, nature, and the philosophy of certain physical and cognitive diseases. Said elements

COPING BEHAVIOR

a trait and frequently default behavior or group of behaviors ensued whenever coping with taxing or hazardous scenarios. Such actions

COUNTERBALANCING

the procedure involved in organizing a sequence of trial and error conditions or remedies in a way that lessens the

CROWD BEHAVIOR

the symptomatic behavior of a set of individuals who come together for a transitory period of time while their interest

ACCURACY

noun. 1. with regard to an activity, a performance appraisal, typically centered around the balance of accurate answers. 2. much

ADAPTABILITY

noun. 1. the ability to render adequate feedback up to modified or developing conditions. 2. the potential to adjust or

AFFECTIVE TONE

the state of mind or sense corresponding with a particular encounter or stimulant. In therapy, whenever a patient doesn't work

ANGER

n. an emotion characterized by hostility and the expression of frustration. The function of this emotion may be cathartic, protective,

ANXIOUS-AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT

in the strange situation experiment, designed by Mary Ainsworth, a form of attachment whereby an infant explores only minimally and

ARCHETYPE

1. a perfect or typical example of something or the original model from which other models are supposed to replicate.

ATTITUDE

in social psychology, an enduring and general evaluation or cognitive schema relating to an object, person, group, issue, or concept.

AUTOMATICITY

a process that can be carried out rapidly and without effort or intention (an automatic process). This often occurs when

AVOIDANCE GRADIENT

refers to the variation in strength of drive as a function of the organism's proximity to an aversive stimulus. For

BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

n. a school of psychology which applies the principles of behaviorism, namely: theory, methodology, and philosophy. As an approach to