Dissociative Disorders

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DIRECT COPING

The active and focused confrontation and management of a tressful situation.

DISPLACEMENT

Transferring behaviour or feelings from the original objet or person to another. See displaced aggression- drive displacement- scape goating.

DOUBLE STANDARD

A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.

ECOSYSTEMIC APPROACH

The approach to therapy emphasising the interaction between a person or family and the larger social context such a sschoolls,

EMOTIONAL FLOODING

Lay term. Overwhelming feelings of emotion.

EMPIRICAL SELF

The self that is known to the self. Where me is contrasted to I.

ESCAPE FROM REALITY

Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.

EXPERIMENTAL HYPOTHESIS

The premise describing what the experimenter hopes to achieve.

LIFE REVIEW

the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking

MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (MBHO)

a body of professionals which specialize in the organisation, management, administration and provision of health care benefits of health organizations.

MECHANISM

is an umbrella term for a variety of different meanings. In terms of processes and systems, a mechanism is a

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.

ORGANIC

adjective. 1. designating a state or illness which is essentially somatic or physical, as compared to operational or psychogenic. 2.

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PAYOFF MATRIX

a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be

PERSONAL DATA SHEET

a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.