FAMILY THERAPY
involves the whole family becoming involved in the counselling process, instead of focussed efforts looking at a single individual, indeed, counsellors will attempt to...
FOCUS GROUP
group of about 12 people with common characteristics who have been selected to discuss a topic. A leader starts the discussion and keeps it...
FREUD, SIGMUND
He pioneered psychoanalysis after studying neurology and turning to mental disorders like hysteria. He developed a method of free association leading to recognition of...
FUTURE-MINDEDNESS
the term used for the ability to engage in means to end future about the future. Being able to think ahead to what the...
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS)
assessment designed to use with people over 65 years of age and is a self-administered test of 30 questions. Devised by T L Brink,...
GROUP MORALE
the term describing the group members
INTERPERSONAL THEORY
Psychoanalysis. Based on a belief that people's interaction with other people, especially significant others and determines the sense of security, self and the dynamisms...
INTROSPECTION
Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj
JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY
a theory of personality that puts individuals into separate categories according to attitudes and dominant functions of the psyche.
FATIGUE
is a medical term which is used to describe a period of extreme tiredness, as a result of emotional strain, physical exertion, boredom or...