Dissociative Disorders

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MINDFULNESS

is the awareness and ability to comprehend ones own self of existence in society and their surroundings - the binary

MORTALITY SALIENCE

is the cognitive accessibility and process through which an individual considers the inevitability of their own death. This inevitability has

NEGATIVE ADAPTATION

is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.

NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR

behaviors which can dictate a person's outlooks or emotions without the need for speech. Non-verbal behaviors can be apmother or

OBTRUSIVE MEASURE

a way of gathering measurements or observations wherein those partaking know that a measurement is underway.

OVERCORRECTION

noun. With regard to therapy, a method utilized whenever a client shows improper behavior, wherein the therapy professional asks the

PASSIVE AVOIDANCE

a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a

PERCEPTUAL DEFICIT

a handicapped capacity to order and perceive sensory experience, causing trouble in viewing, identifying, and understanding other individuals, scenarios, terms,

PERTURBATION

noun. 1. an anxious or stressful cognitive state. With regard to the framework of a complete or tried suicide, it

DEPRESSION

1. A dysphoria that can cary from mild to severe mood changes. 2. Psychiatry. A dpressive disorder.

DIDACTIC GROUP THERAPY

Used in group therapy where a person is more likely to respond under the active guidance of a leader.

DISENGAGED FAMILY

A family with memberswithdrawn from each other both emotionally and psychologically.

DISTRESS

A negative emotional state with no identifiable quality.

DYSPHORIA

Mood characterised by sadness.

EMITTED BEHAVIOR

The natural response to a circumstance not influence by external stimuli. Compare respondent behaviour.

EMOTIONAL STRESS

The feeling of psychological strain.

EPILEPTOID PERSONALITY

Personality pattern including irritability, selfishness, aggressiveness and being uncooperative.

EXCITATION-TRANSFER THEORY

Aggressive rsponses are intensified by arousal from other stimuli not directly related to the original stimulus that started the aggression.

EXTERNALIZATION

1. defense mechanism where our thoughts and feelings are attributed to the external world. 2. Process of learning to distinguish

LUCID INTERVAL

is a term used to describe a period of normality or clear thought after a period of disorganization and delirium.