MORTALITY SALIENCE
is the cognitive accessibility and process through which an individual considers the inevitability of their own death. This inevitability has…
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…
OBTRUSIVE MEASURE
a way of gathering measurements or observations wherein those partaking know that a measurement is underway.
ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
with regard to the study of feelings, a conceptual construct, based upon the general systems theory, stressing the part of…
PARADOXICAL REACTION
with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance…
PEER PRESSURE
the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations…
PERSONALITY INVENTORY
a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which…
DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING
Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.
EXPERIENCE
1. The conscious event. 2. Present content of consciousness. 3. An event resulting in earning.
EXTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS
Stimulus coming from the external world. Compare interoceptive stimulus.
LONELINESS
a sometimes long lasting feeling of having no alternative to turn to in times of distress and depression. Generally classed…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…