Dissociative Disorders

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WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

THEORY X AND Y

two different forms of managerial philosophy: Theory X employers presume that employees are passive, lazy, and driven only by financial…

TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

the level to which one is capable of accepting, and to act without weariness or disorientation in scenarios having conflicting…

TRIPARTITE THEORY OF ATTITUDES

a theory of attitude structure postulating which an outlook is based upon or contains affective, mental, and behavioral elements.

VARIANT

noun. With regard to a set of items or occurrences, one which varies from the others in some manner while…

THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE

a well-aligned working union between patient and therpay professional, though by a great many to be a vital facet of…

TRAINING

noun. with regard to Gestalt psychology, the utilization of the solution to one problem in solving another problem which shares…

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

VARIED MAPPING

during a search task, a condition wherein target and distractor stimulus alter roles at random during the course of an…

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

any remark or observation by the therapy professional which escalates the patient's consciousness or self-comprehension.

TRAIT THEORY

approaches which explain character traits with regard to individual facets of one's personality, that being, interior traits which are thought…

TRUE SCORE

with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the…

VENTILATION

with regard to counseling and psychotherapy, a patient

THERAPIST

noun. a person who has been trained in and practices one or more methods of therapy to remedy cognitive or…

TRAIT-NEGATIVITY BIAS

the propensity for negative character traits to play a greater role than positive character traits in determining overall impressions and…

TWILIGHT STATE

a state of clouded awareness wherein the person is transiently not aware of their current environment, experiences fleeting auditory or…

VERBAL COMPREHENSION

a person's capacity to comprehend the language utilized by other people, as ascertained by their receptive vocabulary and linguistics abilities.

TECHNICAL ECLECTICISM

with regard to integrative psychotherapy, the utilization of methods from many different theoretical contexts to manage the involved problems a…

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

TRANSACTION

noun. 1. any interaction between the person and the social or physical surroundings, particularly during involvement between at least two…