Dissociative Disorders

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MESSAGE-LEARNING APPROACH

first proposed by U.S. psychologist Carl I. Hovland (1912 - 1961) which implies that a change in attitude can be

MODALITY

is one experimental process or therapeutic technique.

MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION

is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station

NEGATIVE SELF-TALK

is the expression of thoughts or feelings which are counter-productive and have the effect of demotivating oneself.

OBEDIENCE

noun. An action that is well-aligned with a direct order.

OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY

any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,

OVERT RESPONSE

any viewable or exterior response.

PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING

founded by Ivan Pavlov, a form of acquisition wherein an initially neutral stimulant, the conditioned stimulus, whenever coupled with a

PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT

1. acclimation by someone to occupational and residential conditions within their community and family, particularly with regard to cultural interactions

PLACEBO

noun.1. a pharmacologically inert compound which is frequently delivered as a control in testing new drugs. Placebos utilized in double-blind

DECISIONAL BALANCE

A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.

DEVELOPMENT

The progressive series of change in something.

DIRECTIONALITY PROBLEM

A problem with 2 variables where the cause and effect is not known.

DISPLAY RULES

Human behaviour. Social standards used for expressing emotion.

DSM-IV-TR

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

EFFECT SIZE

The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.

EMOTIONAL HANDICAP

Learning or behavioural disorder with fears and anxieties preventing a child from functioning socially or academically.

EMPIRICAL TEST

Testing a hypothesis with experiments.

ESTABLISHING OPERATION

Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Any research based on random experiments to draw a causal inference.