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…
ACCEPTANCE
noun. 1. an agreeable demeanor toward a concept, position, individual, or group. In regards to therapy, a welcoming and open-minded…
ACTOR-OBSERVER EFFECT
with regard to attribution theory, the propensity for people operating within a scenario to credit the reasons for their disruptive…
AMBULATORY SERVICES
cognitive wellness, guidance, or healthcare services offered on an outpatient basis, thus, not requiring the patient to be admitted to…
ATTITUDE OBJECT
any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.