Depression

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VARIANCE

noun. a gauging of the spread, or dispersion, of scores within a sample, whereby a small variance implies very similar

WITHDRAWAL REACTION

an extreme type of social withdrawal which , at times, takes place in serious cases of major depressive episode. 2.

THEORY X AND Y

two different forms of managerial philosophy: Theory X employers presume that employees are passive, lazy, and driven only by financial

TRANSACTION

noun. 1. any interaction between the person and the social or physical surroundings, particularly during involvement between at least two

TRUE SCORE

with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the

VARIANT

noun. With regard to a set of items or occurrences, one which varies from the others in some manner while

WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE

a well-aligned working union between patient and therpay professional, though by a great many to be a vital facet of

TRANSFERENCE

noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward

TYPICALITY EFFECT

the discovery that individuals are faster to make category judgments regarding common members of a category than they are to

VARIED MAPPING

during a search task, a condition wherein target and distractor stimulus alter roles at random during the course of an

WORKING BACKWARD

a problem-resolution method wherein the solver starts at the objective state and tries to discover a passage back to the

TECHNICAL ECLECTICISM

with regard to integrative psychotherapy, the utilization of methods from many different theoretical contexts to manage the involved problems a

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

any remark or observation by the therapy professional which escalates the patient's consciousness or self-comprehension.

TRANSGENDER

adjective. having or correlating to gender identities which vary from culturally defined gender roles and biological gender. Transgender states are

TYPOLOGY

noun. any study of a specific classification of phenomena into categories based upon typical traits of a personality.

VASCULAR DEPRESSION

a major depressive episode which takes place soon following the start or remediation of cardiovascular illness or which is presumed

WORRY

a state of cognitive distress or worry because of concern over an impending or expected occurrence, risk, or threat.

TELEOLOGY

1. the position that specific phenomena are best comprehended and depicted with regard to their reasons and functions instead of

THERAPIST

noun. a person who has been trained in and practices one or more methods of therapy to remedy cognitive or