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.
EGO-DEFENSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
The role that an attitude plays in maintaining and enhancing our self esteem.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.
EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.
LIKERT SCALE
a scale which measures a perceived opinion of an object by a participant by using statements which reflect either a…
MANIPULATION
The conscious and deliberate misleading of an individual by another individual either directly or indirectly in order to achieve a…
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…
MONOTONIC RELATIONSHIP
is a causal relationship between two variables whereby if one increases then the will respond either increasing or decreasing.
MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIP
In the context of psychology, a multiple relationship may arise between a psychologist and a non-professional, potentially: concurrently is in…
NEGATIVISM
is a characteristic associated with a variety disorders. Negativism otherwise is the persistent resistant to suggestions of others, even when…
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that…