SELECTIVE ADAPTATION
Psycho-physical process wherein recurring subjection to a stimulus generates sensory variation that affects understanding of a successive stimulus. Assessment that…
PROBLEM-FOCUSED COPING
A coping strategy differentiated from others by the presence of ideas designed to decrease or eliminate stressors by generating solutions…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE
Psychological distance refers to the extent that an individual has removed themselves from involvement with others.
REINFORCEMENT
The act of strengthening a conditioned response; experimental introduction involving conditioned and unconditioned stimuli to achieve a specific response. A…
RESEARCH QUESTION
Methodological point of departure for scholarly research in either the natural sciences or the humanities.
SAMPLING VARIABILITY
Degree to which the importance of a statistic varies across a variety of samples from the median importance for any…
SELECTIVE INATTENTION
Act of ignoring or otherwise screening out of stimuli that are threatening, anxiety-producing, or felt to be unimportant. Conscious or…
PREVALENCE
A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called…
PROBLEMS IN LIVING
Those concrete and identifiable problems patients with chronic mental conditions face in daily life. These could include problems keeping a…
PSYCHIATRIST
A highly trained physician who holds a specialty in diagnosing, treating and study of mental disorders. Training (in the United…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in persons who do not fit an established criteria of psychological disorder. Psychological distress is…
PSYCHOSIS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Psychotic episodes that occur in people with mental retardation. These could be excitement, depression or even paranoia. The conditions may…
RANDOM SAMPLING
Selecting individuals for a study by selecting them from a larger potential group. To be random, each is chosen in…