DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.
DISEASE MODEL
A theory concerned with the cause and course of a pathological condition or process.
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
EFFECT SIZE
The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.
EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
LEISURE LIFESTYLE
A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of…
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MOTOR BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term for all human movement which includes motor control, motor development and motor learning.
NAIVE OBSERVER I
is an observer, who will have little or no knowledge about the scenario or event they are asked to observe,…
NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…
OBSERVER DRIFT
gradual step-by-step alterations over time in the observations and documenting of observations made by a specific viewer.
OVERCORRECTION
noun. With regard to therapy, a method utilized whenever a client shows improper behavior, wherein the therapy professional asks the…
PASSIVE DECEPTION
the withholding of specific data from research-engaged parties, like not making them aware of the entire details of the study.…