CONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
1. with regard to behaviorism, making the introduction of beneficial stimulants and, more seldom, the removal of unfavorable stimulants depending…
COTARD'S SYNDROME
proposed by French neurologist Jules Cotard, a psychotic state marked by serious depression and extreme nuhilistic illusions wherein people persist…
CRITICAL VALUE
the value of either one of the ends of a critical region, that being, either one of the values beyond…
DEATH WISH
1. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, an aware or unaware desire that someone else, especially an authority figure, will meet…
ANECDOTAL RECORD
a factual written record of a person's conduct, based on succinct, spontaneous, and descriptive observations made by an onlooker. This…
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
the application of the theories, principles, and techniques of psychology to clinical settings, for example, the treatment of psychopathology, educational…
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
an instrument that is typically used in the evaluation of ability, achievement, interests, personality, psychopathology, or some other factor.
ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE
a person's characteristic tendencies when inferring the cause of behavior or events, that may be based on three dimensions: the…
AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
any behavioral act that enables an individual to avoid anticipated unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned aversive…
BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT
n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces…
BEHAVIORAL COUPLES THERAPY
n. a form of behavior therapy which accommodates couples in troubled relationships. Mainly, the goal is to instruct couples to…
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.