Bipolar Disorder

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INVARIANT FEATURE

An object that does not change or its characteristic when the object is viewed under different circumstances. Features that are

L DATA

Based on the life record or life history of an individuals and the information about their personality, see o data,

FALSE-ALARM RATE

is the number or proportion of incorrect answers such as "Yes" or "No" given as final responses to tasks within

FLIGHT OF IDEAS

a disturbance in the thinking processes that is a rapid and continuous succession of ideas that are related. It can

FREUD, SIGMUND

He pioneered psychoanalysis after studying neurology and turning to mental disorders like hysteria. He developed a method of free association

FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION

a term given to the restriction or lack of ability in performing an action or activity.

GLOBAL PERCEPTION

This term is applied to the overall perception of an object or a situation focusing on the whole rather than

GUIDANCE

a term used to describe the direction, advice and counselling provided in cooperation with the client that will often use

INTERRUPTED-TIME-SERIES DESIGN

Experimental de-sign with an intervention and the effects of it are compared and evaluated with an outcome that is measured

INVENTORY

In form of a question, it describes a behaviour and the studying or it, interests and attitudes, it is a

LA BELLE INDIFFERENCE

Seen in some people with conversion disorder it is the inappropriate lack of concern about the seriousness or implications of

FALSE-UNIQUENESS EFFECT

is the tendency to underestimate the extent others actually possess the same attributes or talents and positive traits as yourself.

FOCUS GROUP

group of about 12 people with common characteristics who have been selected to discuss a topic. A leader starts the

FRIENDSHIP NETWORK

the term that is applied to the interconnected relationships among a group of friends who provide social and emotional support

FUNCTIONAL STATUS

the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an

GLUCURONIDATION

Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble

GUILFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY (GZTS)

Measures 10 traits of personality: ascendance, sociability, friendliness, thoughtfulness, personal relations, masculinity, objectivity, general activity, restraint and emotional stability. 300

INTERSTIMULUS INTERVAL (1S1)

Stimulus and the time between presentations, and are timed usually from one end of the presentation stimulus and to the

INVERSE RELATIONSHIP

A relationship which is negative when one variable decreases and the other variable increases, or vice versa

LABELING

Patient may be incomplete or misleading, because not all cases conform to the sharply defined characteristics of the standard diagnostic