ACUTE ANXIETY
an unexpected sensation of worry or anxiety in conjunction with bodily signs of tense muscles, generally preceded by a intimidating…
AFFECTIVE STATE
any kind of sentimental condition, often in which someone's feelings control their consciousness.
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…
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…
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
a fluctuating scale of values, utilized for approximating the value of a populace quantity from information acquired in a test…
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…
A-B DESIGN
a setup for experiments requiring the measurement of the dependent variable prior to onset of the experiment and again after…