CORYBANTIC RITES
with regard to the classical world, orgy-like rituals entertained with respect to Cybele, the Anatolian mother goddess, and to Dionysua,…
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
the department of psychology which specializes in cultivating individual and private operating among one's lifetime. This type of psychology centers…
COUNTERIDENTIFICATION
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, a type of countertransference wherein the psychoanalyst sympathizes and aligns with the client.
COVERT POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
with regard to behavior therapy, a method wherein someone visualizes engaging in a favorable action which is follow by an…
CRANIAL DIVISION
the portion of the parasympathetic nervous system with fibers branching out from cranial nerves.
CREPITATION
noun. 1. a gentle, crackling noise head on auscultation of the chest, that signals disease in the air passages or…
CRISIS CENTER
an institution formed for emergency remediation or reference, occasionally covered by medicinal and mental health pros.
CRITERION VALIDITY
a record of how well an exam relates to data set upon which others can be compared. This data set…
CRITICAL-INCIDENT STRESS DEBRIEFING (CISD)
founded by American psychologist Jeffrey T. Mitchell, a step-by-step and structured procedure modeled to assist people who have viewed or…
CROSS-CULTURAL APPROACH
with regard to the social sciences, a research technique wherein certain social traditions are examined and compared to various other…
CROWD CONSCIOUSNESS
founded by French psychologist Gustace le Bon, the comparison of the group mind.
CRYPTOGRAM
noun. A kind of issue occasionally utilized in studies of resolving problems, wherein a brief joke or quote is encrypted…
CULTURAL CONSERVE
founded by American psychiatrist Jacob L. Moreno, anything which has the impact of retaining precious cultural memories.
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
consciousness and understanding of the morals, standards, and principles of a specific culture, society, ethnic group or race, joined by…
CULTURE PATTERN, CULTURE CONFLICT
1. stress or rivalry between different cultures. 2. the differing loyalties felt by people who support the cultural objectives of…
CUMULATIVE SCALE
initially postulated by American experimental psychologist Louis Guttman, an outlook scale comprised of many oral proclamations corresponding to an outlook…