Dissociative Disorders

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Five Common Types of Psychological Tests

Many people have a great fear of mental health testing. This is often because there is no real scale for

FALSE BELIEF

has a wide range of potential definitions mostly dependent on the application to real-life, for example, in an psychological application,

FLAT AFFECT

a term used for the absence or apparent absence of emotional response to any situation or event. Also called emotional

FREQUENCY JUDGMENT

the term used for the person's judgement of how many times a stimulus is presented during a test. See word

FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION

a term given to the restriction or lack of ability in performing an action or activity.

GLUCURONIDATION

Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble

INTERGROUP CONFLICT

The term for disagreement or confrontation between two or more groups and their members. This may involve physical violence, interpersonal

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

An interviewer will ask questions from a script that they are contained in

ISOLATION

1.The state of being isolated from others. 2.Social isolation in psychoanalytic theory is a defense mechanism that relies on keeping

FALSE POSITIVE

is considered the binary opposite to a false negative where in diagnostics for example, an individual may not actually have

FLIGHT INTO HEALTH

Psychotherapy. an abrupt recuperation by a client either before or during intake interviews and before therapy begins. A person does

FREQUENCY PRINCIPLE

the principle that states that the greater the stimulation intensity, the greater the frequency of nerve impulses elicited. An organisms

FUNCTIONAL STATUS

the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an

GLUTAMATE

The salt or ester of amino acid glutamic acid serving as the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Glutamate plays

INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY (ICF)

Facility providing appropriate levels of nursing and medical care to individuals who do not require the care and treatment provided

INTERVIEWER EFFECTS

An interviewers attributes and the influence and behaviours on the answers of a respondant. The appearance, demeanor, training, age, sex

ITEM VALIDITY

In a test or experiment the extent to which an individual item measures what it purports to measure.

FALSE-ALARM RATE

is the number or proportion of incorrect answers such as "Yes" or "No" given as final responses to tasks within

FLIGHT OF IDEAS

a disturbance in the thinking processes that is a rapid and continuous succession of ideas that are related. It can

FREUD, SIGMUND

He pioneered psychoanalysis after studying neurology and turning to mental disorders like hysteria. He developed a method of free association