CRIMINALLY INSANE
depicting an accused person that is deemed to be suffering from cognitive illness or fault which frees then of lawful…
ABUSE POTENTIAL
the ability a drug retains to keep someone dependent on it. Such ability is often directly correlated with how the…
ACTIVE LISTENING
a psychotherapeutic approach that occurs when the professional listens to a patient meticulously and diligently, inquiring as required, in an…
ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR
behavior carried out for the advantage of other people. Selfless behavior consists of a variety of approaches, such as expression…
ASPERGER'S DISORDER
a pervasive developmental disorder associated with varying degrees of deficits in social, emotional and conversational skills, difficulties with set-shifting, and…
ATTITUDE MEASURE
a procedure in which individuals' attitudes and responses are assigned quantitative values. Several broad categories of this type of measure…
AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS
1. instantaneous, habitual, and unconscious thoughts that may affect a person's mood and actions. Helping clients evaluate the utility and…
BEHAVIOR THEORY
n. an attempt to explain behavior through generally-accepted principles. The initial assumption is that behavior can be explained and further…
BEHAVIORAL MODELING
n. in psychotherapy, refers to a process in which a person functions as a model for others by exhibiting the…
BIOSOCIAL THEORY
in social and behavioral science, refers to an approach which looks into the possibility that a mental illness or personality…
CONCEPTUALIZATION
noun. The procedure involved in constructing ideas, specifically those of a theoretical kind, from experience or incorporated information employing cognitive…
CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)
in operant and instrumental conditioning, the strengthener of each reaction.
COST-REWARD ANALYSIS
with regard to social psychology, a design which tries to depict helping behavior with respect to the supports and prices…
CRITERION GROUP
a group examined for characteristics that others belonging to the group are already recognized as having, generally with the intent…