DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF LOW RATE (DRI)
Reinforcement when response to stimuli is low. Also called differential reinforcement of long response times.
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the drug and its efficacy to target the organ or symptom.
ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Community psychology. Where a social entity is viewed in terms of the relationship between people, roles, orgaisations, events, resources and…
EMOTIONAL CONFLICT
The state of disharmony between incompatible intense emotions such as love and desire.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
EXTERNALIZATION
1. defense mechanism where our thoughts and feelings are attributed to the external world. 2. Process of learning to distinguish…
LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
MARGINALIZATION
the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MOOD-CONGRUENT PSYCHOTIC FEATURES
defines delusions or hallucinations which are consistent with either depressive and manic moods which typically occur during episodes.
NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of…
NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…
OBJECTIVITY
1. the propensity to base decisions and perceptions on exterior information instead of on subjective aspects, like private emotions, beliefs,…
ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
with regard to the study of feelings, a conceptual construct, based upon the general systems theory, stressing the part of…
PARADOXICAL DIRECTIVE
an instruction by a therapy professional toward the client to do exactly the opposite of what common sense would guide…
PEER GROUP
a set of people who share at least one trait, like age, profession, education, cultural status, or economic status.