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…
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.
DIFFERENTIAL EXTINCTION
The extinction of a response by established conditioning while other responses stay the same.
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.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
The reassurance, encouragement and understanding we give or receive to a person.
EXEMPLIFICATION
The strategy a person uses to make other people regard them as highly moral and virtuous.
EXTERNAL VALIDITY
The extent that research can be generalized beyond the results to other situations or people.
LONELINESS
a sometimes long lasting feeling of having no alternative to turn to in times of distress and depression. Generally classed…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…