Depression

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EMITTED BEHAVIOR

The natural response to a circumstance not influence by external stimuli. Compare respondent behaviour.

EMOTIONAL STABILITY

The consistency and predictability of emotional reactions. Compare affective lability.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.

EXCITATION-TRANSFER THEORY

Aggressive rsponses are intensified by arousal from other stimuli not directly related to the original stimulus that started the aggression.

EXTENDED SUICIDE

A murder-suicide situation where both are consideredd as the first person's suicide and not murder of another person.

LIFESTYLE

the way in which a group or individual prefers to live which then becomes characteristic of that group or person.

MANIFEST GOAL

is the openly stated goal or aim of a specific piece of research. This goal will be evaluated at the

MATURATION HYPOTHESIS

is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in

MENTAL DISORDER

is an umbrella a term used to describe any psychological symptoms, abnormal behaviours, impaired functioning or any combination of the

MILD DEPRESSION

is normally minor degressive disorder or a major depressive episode with few symptoms.

MORAL CODE

is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community

NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES

are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of

NEUROTICISM

is an umbrella term used to describe a range of meanings. For example, neuroticism could detail a state of neurosis

OBJECTIVE TEST

an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of

ORGANIC

adjective. 1. designating a state or illness which is essentially somatic or physical, as compared to operational or psychogenic. 2.

PAIN DRAWING

a diagnostic divide used for discerning the quantity, seriousness, and form of pain. A front and rear observation of the

PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING

founded by Ivan Pavlov, a form of acquisition wherein an initially neutral stimulant, the conditioned stimulus, whenever coupled with a

PERSONAL DOCUMENTS

writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that

PLACEBO

noun.1. a pharmacologically inert compound which is frequently delivered as a control in testing new drugs. Placebos utilized in double-blind

DESURGENCY

A trait of personality featuring brooding, seclusion and anxiety.