Anxiety Disorders

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ANECDOTAL RECORD

a factual written record of a person's conduct, based on succinct, spontaneous, and descriptive observations made by an onlooker. This

ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE

an interpersonal or relational style characterized by hesitancy in forming deeply committed relationships in case the partner leaves or abandons

APPROPRIATE DEATH

the death a person would choose if given the opportunity - which is heavily influenced by perception. The concept draws

ATTENUATION

1. the lessening or weakening in strength, value, or quality of a stimulus or other factor, for example, a medication

AUTOMATIC DRAWING

the act of drawing images, doodles, or objects while in a hypnotic trance or in a situation in which the

AVOIDANCE

refers to the practice or an instance of keeping away from particular situations, activities, environments, individuals, things, or subjects of

BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY (BAI)

n. a measure of anxiety as individually experienced by patients. As to severity, the anxiety can be measured through a

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,

BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SCALE (BOS)

n. a method of appraising human behavior against a preferred level of performance. More of a behavior-based measure, it is

BIOSOCIAL THEORY

in social and behavioral science, refers to an approach which looks into the possibility that a mental illness or personality

CAPACITY

n. the maximum extent to which an individual is able to receive and retain information such as in mental or

CAUSATION

n. an empirical relationship which exists between two events which can be summed up as one event (the cause) bringing

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL

a fluctuating scale of values, utilized for approximating the value of a populace quantity from information acquired in a test

CONSEQUENCE

noun. A result of behavior in a chosen scenario.

COPING

the employment of mental and behavioral methods to control the stipulations of a scenario when such are claimed to be

COUNTERATTITUDINAL ADVOCACY

a convincing statement that contrasts with someone's present outlook

CROSS-SITUATIONAL CONSISTENCY

the magnitude to which a psychological trait is expressed in the exact same, or in an operationally equal, way in

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