Dissociative Disorders

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MULTIDETERMINED BEHAVIOR

describes behaviours of any individual which are considered to be influenced by more than one variable such genetics and environmental

NEGATIVE EMOTION

is usually an unpleasant or unhappy emotion which is evoked in individuals to express a negative affect towards an event

NORMATIVE RESEARCH

research that is engaged in merely to determine norms.

OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE

a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity

OVERINCLUSION

noun. failure of a person to remove non-successful or improper reactions correlated with a specific stimulant.

PASSIVE SUICIDE

ambiguous actions which tend to be self-destructive, but not actively, and is, at time, considered to depict suicidal intent. Instances

PERFORMANCE

noun. 1. any activity or gathering of reactions which leads to an outcome or has an impact on the surroundings.

PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY

the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its

DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

An expression of hostility, anger and aggression by destroying and damaging property or yourself.

DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF LOW RATE (DRI)

Reinforcement when response to stimuli is low. Also called differential reinforcement of long response times.

DISORGANIZED SPEECH

Incoherent speech. See metonymic distortion- neologism- paralogia.

DOPAMINE (DA)

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with a vital role in several functions of the brain: sleep, mood, motivation, behavior, reward, cognition,

ECLECTICISM

The approach that takes formulas and techniques from different theories to use an integrated approach.

EMOTIONAL CONTROL

The influence we exert on our emotions, thoughts and behaviour.

EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING

Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.

ERROR OF EXPECTATION

The error that arises from a preconceived idea.

EXPERIENCE

1. The conscious event. 2. Present content of consciousness. 3. An event resulting in earning.

LEARNED OPTIMISM

A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.

MAIN EFFECT

is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.

MATCHING LAW

states that proportion of responses to an allocated to an alternative will match the proportion of reinforcement obtains from that