LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
MACHOVER DRAW-A-PERSON TEST (DAP TEST)
a test which aims to help clinicians identify the individuals personality. The participant is asked to first draw a person…
MATCHED-GROUP DESIGN
is an experimental design for research studies which requires both the experimental and control groups are similar or matched on…
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
a qualified professional who is licensed to provide counselling either independently or as part of a treatment team.
MITIGATING FACTOR
is a factor or fact, in the context or a crime or convicted defendant which supports an argument for a…
MORBID DEPENDENCY
is the persistent reliance on another to provide to which degree, if removed the individual would struggle to cope independently.
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
an abstract continuous probability distribution which is na act of two parameters: the expected value, p, and the variance, o.…
OCCASION SETTER
with regard to Pavlovian conditioning, a stimulant which is differentially coupled with a stimulant-stimulant contingency.
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
a kind of observational technique wherein a trained viewer enters the group under analysis as a member, while avoiding a…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.
DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
The approach to conselling that follows a line relevant to the client. Also called directive psychotherapy.
DISPOSITION
A behavioural trait that distinguishes from person from others. Compare situational attribution.
DUAL PROCESS MODELS OF PERSUASION
A persuasion theory saying that change in attitude can result from strategies for processing attitude relevant information involving a high…
EGO INTEGRATION
The process of organising the aspects of personality such as drives, attitudes and aims into a balanced whole.