Dissociative Disorders

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ADJUSTMENT

noun. 1. a variation in personality, performance, or each by someone regarding the realized requirement or longing for modification. Change

AGGREGATION

noun. 1. a group of living bodies in an area with no noticeable societal construction or organization, retaining the smallest

ANTINOCICEPTIVE

describes or relates to any unique factor that increases tolerance for, or reduces sensitivity to, a dangerous or harmful stimuli,

APRACTAGNOSIA

refers to an impaired ability to organize, remember, and/or perform a sequence of movements or skilled motor activities. May also

ATTENTION SHIFTING

moving the focus of attention from one thing to another - for example, from the cat to the dog. Shifts

AUTISTIC FANTASY

a specific type of defense mechanism in which a person deals with emotional stress by retreating into excessive daydreaming as

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR

any behavioral act that enables an individual to avoid anticipated unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned aversive

BEHAVIOR GENETICS

n. a field of study which focuses on the role of genetics in human behavior. It examines behavior patterns which

BEHAVIORAL CONTRAST

n. in research, refers to a phenomenon which illustrates the possible consequences of reinforcement. In positive contrast, the response increases

BELIEF SYSTEM

n. a set of beliefs which guide and govern a person's attitude. Usually, it is directed towards a system such

BOOSTER SESSIONS

n. in psychotherapy, refers to additional therapy sessions which are conducted periodically. These are done in order to assess the

CAUSALITY

n. in philosophy, refers to the concept that all events occur through causes, and that these same events are a

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

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