BEHAVIORAL INTEGRATION
n. the process of combining individual behaviors into one whole behavioral unit. Instead of functioning separately, these behaviors become coordinated…
BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD
n. the collection and analysis of an account on a person. It may be the whole or a portion of…
BOTTOMING OUT
n. a state of hopelessness and despair in which self-esteem and self-image are at their lowest. This comes as a…
CATEGORIZATION
n. the process of grouping or classifying people, objects, events, and experiences. Usually, these are grouped according to classes based…
CONCURRENT THERAPY
1. the employment of two remedies simultaneously. 2. with regard to marriage, couples, or family therapy, the treatment of significant…
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
the propensity to be arranged, accountable, and possess a strong work ethic, interpreted as one end of a facet of…
COUNTERATTITUDINAL ADVOCACY
a convincing statement that contrasts with someone's present outlook
CUE-OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
the standard that a recollecting cue begins to lose efficacy with regard to assisting recollection as objects correlated with that…
ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
a kind of operant conditioning where a direct behavior blocks or delays the introduction of an aversive input, like whenever…
ADRENOCORTICAL INSUFFICIENCY
a health matter triggered by the adrenal cortex's faulty production of sufficient amounts of the chemicals necessary to support standard…
ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY
Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their…
ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME
a disorder created by the actions of anticholinergic drugs, which have caused unwanted effects on the central and peripheral nervous…
APPROPRIATE DEATH
the death a person would choose if given the opportunity - which is heavily influenced by perception. The concept draws…
ATTENTION SHIFTING
moving the focus of attention from one thing to another - for example, from the cat to the dog. Shifts…
BEHAVIOR REHEARSAL
n. a technique specifically used in behavior therapy. It involves rehearsing behavioral patterns which were initially introduced by the therapist…
BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW
n. as part of the screening process, refers to an interview which elicits a specific reponse on how a person…