Dissociative Disorders

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CULTURAL

adjective. Culture-bias theory that gauges of intellect might be prejudice or carry a preference for some members over other specific

ACTING OUT

1. the unrestrained and improper attitudinal declaration of denied feelings that aids in reducing stress corresponding with these feelings or

ADJUSTMENT INVENTORY

a questionnaire utilized to evaluate someone's sentiment or their level of societal adjusting in contrast with an immense and illustrative

AGGRESSION

noun. when one's actions are influenced by feelings of competition, rage, or violence, thereby producing injury to, or the deterioration

ANTISOCIAL AGGRESSION

any deliberate and proactive act of aggression that has socially destructive and undesirable consequences for another person. Compare also prosocial

APTITUDE TEST

an overall assessment instrument or test designed to measure (a) concrete abilities such as dexterity, visual acuity, and clerical performance-

ATTENTIONAL NARROWING

the restricting of attention in high-stress situations to a small set of critical displays. If critical information occurs outside this

AUTISTIC THINKING

narcissistic, egocentric thought processes that have little or no relation to reality, and focus largely on self-absorption. May also refer

AVOIDANCE CONDITIONING

refers to the establishment of a pattern of behavior that prevents, postpones, or reduces the frequency of aversive stimulation. In

BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY

n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity

BEHAVIORAL CRITERION

n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.

BELIEF-DESIRE REASONING

n. the process wherein a person tends to predict and explain someone else's behavior based on how the former understands

BOUNDARY ISSUES

n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.

CAUSATION

n. an empirical relationship which exists between two events which can be summed up as one event (the cause) bringing

CONFIDENTIALITY

noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's

CONTAGION

with regard to social theory, the expansion of behaviors, moods, and impressions via masses of people and various other kinds

COPING-SKILLS TRAINING

academic interferences or remediation to accelerate or enhance someone's capacity to control a wide range of frequently awkward or worry-eliciting

COVERT BEHAVIOR

actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.

CULTURE BOUND

depicting outlooks, behaviors, or actions which are the result of a specific society and which aren't frequently observed in other

ABILITY LEVEL

the recorded level of accomplishment an individual reaches