ATTENUATION THEORY
a part of the filter theory of attention, which proposes that unattended messages are attenuated (i.e., processed weakly) but not…
AUTISTIC THINKING
narcissistic, egocentric thought processes that have little or no relation to reality, and focus largely on self-absorption. May also refer…
BACKUP REINFORCER
in behavior modification, this refers to a reward given to a client in return for tokens he or she has…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
a term which describes nonlinear causal relationships, in the way that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings in one side…
CONCENTRATIVE MEDITATION
a kind of meditation that concentrates on a sole stimulant- a certain visual- a certain noise, mantra, term, etc.- a…
CONTEXTUAL ASSOCIATIONS
correlations learned between objects or materials that a living being is exposed to, and the framework wherein exposure happens.
CORRECTIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
an idea stemming from psychoanalysis which postulates that patients acquire significant and intensive modification via new interpersonal affective events they…
COVERT RESPONSE
any typically unseen reaction, like a visual, feeling, or though- the presence of which is generally deduced or gauged indirectly.…
DEBILITATIVE ANXIETY
An anxiety felt by a person that they see as interfering with their performance, such as being psyched out or…
ABSTRACTION
noun. 1. the development of thoughts or notions deriving from specific events. 2. ideas that cannot be discerned from a…
ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
a kind of operant conditioning where a direct behavior blocks or delays the introduction of an aversive input, like whenever…
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
aggressive, impulsive, and often violent actions that violate protective rules, conventions, and codes of a society - for example, laws.…
AROUSAL REGULATION
the controlling of cognitive and physiological activation using natural or cognitive-behavioral methods. See also autogenic training.