MESSAGE-LEARNING APPROACH
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Carl I. Hovland (1912 - 1961) which implies that a change in attitude can be…
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
is a group of professionals who work together to complement each others skills to complete a common goal.
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (NOS)
in the DSM-IV-TR, designating a widely-based diagnostic classificaton, for instance, depressive disorder not otherwise ascertained. The NOS diagnosis is selected…
OPERANT CONDITIONING
initially explained by B.F. Skinner, the procedure wherein behavioral alterations take place as an act of the consequences of behavior.…
OVERGENERALIZATION
noun. 1. a mental skewing wherein a person sees a sole occurrence as an invariable rule, so that, for instance,…
PASSIVE SUICIDE
ambiguous actions which tend to be self-destructive, but not actively, and is, at time, considered to depict suicidal intent. Instances…
PERSEVERATION
1. overall, perseverance in doing something to an awesome level or past an adequate point. 2. with regard to neuropsychology,…
PILOT TESTING
the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.
ACCOUNTABILITY
noun. 1. the degree to which someone is responsible for actions, verdicts, decisions, and more. 2. in regards to the…
ADAPTABILITY
noun. 1. the ability to render adequate feedback up to modified or developing conditions. 2. the potential to adjust or…
AFFECTIVE STATE
any kind of sentimental condition, often in which someone's feelings control their consciousness.
APPLIED RESEARCH
research aimed toward answering a practical question, for example, a clinical question, rather than developing a theory or obtaining knowledge…
ASSESSMENT
1. in general, refers to the judgment of the quality, worth, importance, or value of something or someone. 2. may…
ATTRIBUTION THERAPY
refers to a form of therapy in which the therapist tries to modify a client's attributions of events and behavior.…
AVAILABILITY ERROR
refers to cognitive errors made because the first item that comes to mind is often mistaken for the best or…
BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION (BSS)
n. a scale of 21 items, focused on examining a patient's suicidal intent. More of an assessment tool, it attempts…
BEHAVIORAL COACHING
n. a process in which a client is taught, trained, and guided towards learning a new behavior. The role of…