Depression

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BEHAVIORAL COUPLES THERAPY

n. a form of behavior therapy which accommodates couples in troubled relationships. Mainly, the goal is to instruct couples to

BELONGING

n. a feeling of being taken in and accepted as part of a group, thus, fostering a sense of belonging.

BLUNTED AFFECT

n. an affect display which is dulled in tone and reduced in intensity. The person is observed to be unengaged

CASE HISTORY

n. a complete record of information containing all data about a patient's medical or psychological condition. It may cover health,

CONCENTRATION-CAMP SYNDROME

an alternative version of PTSD endured by survivors of concentration camps. Chronic stress warning signs in concentration camp patients comprise

CONFRONTATION

an assertion or aggressive difference. 2. the activity involved in openly confronting, or being motivated or mandated to confront, a

CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)

in operant and instrumental conditioning, the strengthener of each reaction.

COTHERAPY

therapy performed by two professionals treating one or two patients, or sometimes a group of people of family unit, in

CRONBACH'S ALPHA

a record of interior regularity, that being, the variant to which a group of objects touch a sole, one-dimension structure.

DEBRIEFING

The process after a research project where the participants are given more details about the project.

ACTION TENDENCY

a desire to behave in select communicative or important actions that are connected to a particular feeling. For instance, the

ADINAZOLAM

1. a benzodiazepine (a minor tranquilizer) of the triazolobenzo-diazepine category with qualities that protect depression as well as anxiolytic qualities.

AGE EFFECT

1. any sort of modification of emotional or mental operations or performances, based on age, such as escalated conformation during

ANGER

n. an emotion characterized by hostility and the expression of frustration. The function of this emotion may be cathartic, protective,

APPLIED RESEARCH

research aimed toward answering a practical question, for example, a clinical question, rather than developing a theory or obtaining knowledge

ASSOCIATIONISM

n. the theory that complex mental processes, such as thinking, learning, and memory, can be mainly explained by the associative

ATTRITION

n. dropout or loss of participants during an experiment or during a clinical trial, which may cause imbalance in groups.

AVOLITION

n. refers to a marked failure to engage in goal-directed behavior. This occasionally occurs in severe major depressive episodes.

BEHAVIOR GENETICS

n. a field of study which focuses on the role of genetics in human behavior. It examines behavior patterns which

BEHAVIORAL CRITERION

n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.