Depression

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NEGATIVE ATTITUDE

in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.

NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR

behaviors which can dictate a person's outlooks or emotions without the need for speech. Non-verbal behaviors can be apmother or

OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS

life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.

OUTCOME

noun. 1. the outcome of an experiment, remediation, interaction, or any other occurrence, for instance, a client's state following psychotherapy.

PAROXETINE

noun. an antidepressant of the SSRI category. It is presently one of the most frequently rendered antidepressants. Alike to other

PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL

the degree to which an individual believes an action is under their active management.

PERSPECTIVE

noun. 1. the capacity to observe items, occurrences, and ideas in realistic proportions and unions. 2. the capacity to perceive

DEDUCTIVE REASONING

Logical reasoning where the conclusion follows a set of premises. See logic- top-down analysis.

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DISABILITY

A lasting impairment that interfers with daily life functioning. See handicap.

DIVORCE

The legal dissolution of a marriage. See emotional divorce.

ECOBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

Assessment used in applied behaviour analysis to measure moment-to-moment effects on specific behaviours.

EMOTIONAL DIVORCE

The marital relationship where both partners live separate lives with no interactions.

EMPIRICAL GROUNDING

Practice of anchoring theoretical terms to scientifically measurable events.

ESCAPE FROM REALITY

Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

The group or participants exposed to the variable.

LEARNED OPTIMISM

A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.

LONG-TERM THERAPY

a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of

MARASMUS

is a condition which results in- apathy, withdrawal from normal routines, emaciation from a lack of protein nutrition and if

MEDICAL AUDIT

is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an