OBJECTIVE SCORING
scoring an examination by way of a formula or key, so that varied scorers will come to the exact same…
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.
PITUITARY GLAND
a gland, pea-sized in humans, which is located at the base of the brain, linked by a stalk to the…
DIFFERENTIAL EXTINCTION
The extinction of a response by established conditioning while other responses stay the same.
DYNAMIC FORMULATION
The attempt to organise a clients information so the therapist can better treat and understand the client.
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.
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.