BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED RATING SCALE (BARS)
n. an appraisal method which rates performance, usually on the job. Behavior-based, this measure evaluates employee performance on a point-scale…
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
n. in psychiatry, refers to a major affective disorder marked by episodes of mania and depression. These episodes are often…
CAMPUS CRISIS CENTER
n. a center focused on addressing the needs of students in a college, university, or trade school. It may offer…
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE (CES-D)
n. a self-administered screening test which is commonly-used to assess a person's depression quotient. On a 20-item rating scale, this…
CONFIDENTIALITY
noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's…
CONTEXTUAL ASSOCIATIONS
correlations learned between objects or materials that a living being is exposed to, and the framework wherein exposure happens.
CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, a mood disorder marked by times of hypomanic indicators and times of depressive ones which happen over…
ACCESSIBILITY OF AN ATTITUDE
the probability of a specific attitude being evoked from recollection upon confronting the attitude object.
ADAPTATION
1. modification of a sense organ to the force or even standard of stimulation, leading to a development where sensorial…
AFFECTIVE STATE
any kind of sentimental condition, often in which someone's feelings control their consciousness.
ANACLITIC DEPRESSION
1. a kind of reactive depression discovered in newborns who are suddenly removed from interaction with their biological mothers or…
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…
ATTITUDE SCALE
a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.
AVAILABILITY ERROR
refers to cognitive errors made because the first item that comes to mind is often mistaken for the best or…
BEHAVIORAL CONGRUENCE
n. a consistent state of behavior, meaning there is consistency between the goals, values, and attitudes projected and the actual…
BEHAVIOR-CONSTRAINT THEORY
n. the concept that, while a constraint exists, it remains a limiting factor which stands in the way of achieving…