Epilepsy

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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

CONFLICT

noun. 1. with regard to psychology, the conflict of differing or contrastive feeling-based or inspirational drives in the same person.

CONTINGENT REWARD

with regard to behaviorist theory, any societal, representative, or material advantage whose introduction to a person is determined based on

CORRECTIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE

an idea stemming from psychoanalysis which postulates that patients acquire significant and intensive modification via new interpersonal affective events they

COVERT RESPONSE

any typically unseen reaction, like a visual, feeling, or though- the presence of which is generally deduced or gauged indirectly.

DEBRIEFING

The process after a research project where the participants are given more details about the project.

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

AGGRESSION

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

APATHY SYNDROME

describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort

ASSERTION

n. 1. the forceful, sometimes aggressive, statement of beliefs, claims, or rights on another person 2. in sport, the use

ATTITUDE OBJECT

any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.

AVERSION THERAPY

refers to a form of behavior therapy in which the client is conditioned to cease an undesirable behavior by associating

BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT

n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces

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

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

CONFOUNDS

noun. factors that fluctuate with the independent variable and whose affects on the dependent variable are subsequently hard to distinguish