AVERSIVE STIMULUS
refers to any stimulus or occurrence that evokes avoidance behavior or escape behavior in an individual. Also known as an…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIORAL CONSISTENCY
n. the state of being consistent in behavior pattern. As such, an individual is more likely to adhere to the…
BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY
n. the acute, adverse effects of exposure to toxic substances. As to the severity of the condition, toxic substances such…
BODY IMAGE
n. a mental picture which one forms of the body as a whole. This covers both the physical characteristics and…
CAUSAL INFERENCE
n. in psychology, refers to a manner of reasoning which permits an individual to see causal relationships in events and…
CONDITIONING
the manner in which specific types of experience make certain behaviors more or less probably.
COPING BEHAVIOR
a trait and frequently default behavior or group of behaviors ensued whenever coping with taxing or hazardous scenarios. Such actions…
COUNTERBALANCING
the procedure involved in organizing a sequence of trial and error conditions or remedies in a way that lessens the…
ACHIEVEMENT GOAL THEORY
any of numerous theorems of willingness that discern two kinds of success pursuits, goal-oriented, ego-oriented, that unite such dissimilarities in…
ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR
fairly stereotypic behavior which follows the introduction of a stimulant. It varies from straight-forward responder practice where the potential of…
ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME
a disorder created by the actions of anticholinergic drugs, which have caused unwanted effects on the central and peripheral nervous…
APPROPRIATE AFFECT
an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.
ATTENDING BEHAVIOR
any behavior engaged in while attentively listening. For example, exhibiting an open, interested posture, maintaining eye contact, and using an…
AUTHORITY COMPLEX
a pattern of emotionally charged concepts of authority in an individual that are partially or completely repressed. To satisfy an…
BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST
n. a list of observable and measurable behaviors which are recorded by a learning professional or a clinician. In the…