PERSONALITY TRAIT
a fairly steady, reliable, and enduring interior characteristic which is inferred from a trend of actions, outlooks, feelings, and habits…
DETACHMENT
1. Feeling of emotional freedom coming from a lack of involvement. 2. Objectivity to consider a problem on its merits.…
DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIOR (DRO)
Used to decrease the rate of a targeted response. Also called ommission training.
DOUBLE BLIND
An experimental procedure where the nature of the experiment is not known. See blind. Compare single blind- triple blind.
ECOSYSTEMIC APPROACH
The approach to therapy emphasising the interaction between a person or family and the larger social context such a sschoolls,…
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING
Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.
ESCAPE FROM REALITY
Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.
EXPECTANCY
1. Behavioural psychology. The state where an organism anticipates an event based on previous experience. 2. Cognitive psychology. Mental set…
EXTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS
Stimulus coming from the external world. Compare interoceptive stimulus.
LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
MENTAL ABILITIES
describes the abilities of- spatial visualization, perceptual speed, number facility, verbal comprehension, word fluency, memory, inductive reasoning as measured by…
MINDFULNESS
is the awareness and ability to comprehend ones own self of existence in society and their surroundings - the binary…
MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY
is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the…
NARCISSISM
is described as an exaggerated opinions of ones own contribution to society or group, otherwise known as an excessive self-love…
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…
OBSERVER DRIFT
gradual step-by-step alterations over time in the observations and documenting of observations made by a specific viewer.
ORGANIZATIONAL HUMANISM
an approach to bettering organizational efficacy based upon the presumption that efficacy is improved if organizational partakers can reach a…