APPLIED SCIENCE
an approach to science in which scientific principles and theories are applied in practical ways, for example, in the development…
AWFULIZING
n. refers to an irrational and dramatic thought pattern, characterized by the tendency to overestimate the potential seriousness or negative…
BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity…
BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS
n. a descriptive analysis of the internal behavior patterns which motivate or cause the overt, external behavior. There is a…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
BODY IMAGE
n. a mental picture which one forms of the body as a whole. This covers both the physical characteristics and…
CONGRUENCE
noun. 1. basically, joint consent, unity, or acclimation with others. 2. with regard to the phenomenological personality theory of Carl…
COUNSELING PROCESS
the private procedure therapists and patients participate in when trying to identify, confront, and solve certain issues the patient has…
CROSS-SECTIONAL DESIGN
a trial and error model wherein people of carrying ages or growth stages are compared to one another.
ACTIVATING EVENT
in logical emotive behavior treatment, a happening which is existing, former, or expected, that prompts irrational ideas and troublesome feelings,
ADJUSTMENT
noun. 1. a variation in personality, performance, or each by someone regarding the realized requirement or longing for modification. Change…
AGGREGATION
noun. 1. a group of living bodies in an area with no noticeable societal construction or organization, retaining the smallest…