EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.
EVALUATION RESEARCH
Applying scientific principles, methods and theories to identify, describe, measure and predict importnat factors to develop human service delivery systems.…
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…
MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION
is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station…
NEGATIVE-STATE-RELIEF MODEL
is the theory that helping behaviour is used during times of stress and anxiety to avoid negative moods.
OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY
any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,…
OVERSIMPLIFICATION
noun. a depiction or description of something which excludes known vital components, making it seem to be less complex than…
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.
DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN
A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.
DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL
Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.
DISENGAGED FAMILY
A family with memberswithdrawn from each other both emotionally and psychologically.
DIVERGENT THINKING
Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.