Bipolar Disorder

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EQUILIBRIUM

The state of mental or physical balance or stability. See homeostasis.

EXCITEMENT

An emotional state of enthusiasm, eagerness and anticipation. Compare excitation.

EXTENDED SUICIDE

A murder-suicide situation where both are consideredd as the first person's suicide and not murder of another person.

LITHIUM

is an element in the standard periodic table with alkali properties and which forms various salts which can then be

MANUAL ARTS THERAPY

is the use of manual arts such as woodworking and metalworking as rehabilitative activities.

MEGALOMANIA

is a condition which highlights a persons self-inflated (mis-) conception of their importance and worth to a group or company.

METHODOLOGY

is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which

MOOD INDUCTION

defines any method which can be used to induce a change in an individuals mood, regardless of the direction of

NAIVE OBSERVER I

is an observer, who will have little or no knowledge about the scenario or event they are asked to observe,

NEUROTICISM

is an umbrella term used to describe a range of meanings. For example, neuroticism could detail a state of neurosis

OBJECTIVE SELF-AWARENESS

a reflective condition of consciousness wherein an individual regards their self in an unbiased way, recognizing individual restrictions and the

ORGANIC-AFFECTIVE SYNDROME

in the DSM-III-R, any disruption of mood with indicators which meet the standards for a mood disorder but which stem

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PAYOFF MATRIX

a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be

PERSONALITY DISINTEGRATION

a swift breakdown in character, cohesion, and operating, generally due to specifically distressing life scenarios.

DEPRIVATION

The removal or denial of something or the reduction of access to a reinforcer.

DIFFERENTIAL EXTINCTION

The extinction of a response by established conditioning while other responses stay the same.

DISORDER

A group of systems that can involve abnormal behaviour, intense or persistent stress or the disruption of a function. See

DOPAMINE (DA)

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with a vital role in several functions of the brain: sleep, mood, motivation, behavior, reward, cognition,

ECOBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

Assessment used in applied behaviour analysis to measure moment-to-moment effects on specific behaviours.