Epilepsy

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ANAMNESIS

noun. with regard to psychiatry, a person's individual recollection or retelling of their past regarding their growth, domestic and familial

APPROACH

n. a particular strategy or means of study used to achieve a goal or purpose. Also refers to the movement

ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)

a common self-report inventory that is used to assess an individual

AUTOMATIC DRAWING

the act of drawing images, doodles, or objects while in a hypnotic trance or in a situation in which the

BAR GRAPH

n. a method of displaying statistical data through rectangular bars which vary in length and height. These bars are separated

BEHAVIOR THEORY

n. an attempt to explain behavior through generally-accepted principles. The initial assumption is that behavior can be explained and further

BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM

n. the relationship between how persistent the behavior is and the rate at which this same behavior is reinforced. It

BIOSOCIAL

adj. anything which relates to the interaction between biological and social factors. In line with human behavior, it may be

CAREER COUNSELING

n. consultation with a trained professional on specific goal-setting in order to change or improve the direction of one's career.

CONCURRENT VALIDITY

the degree of communication between two measurements at the same time, primarily the investigation of one exam's validity by comparing

A-B DESIGN

a setup for experiments requiring the measurement of the dependent variable prior to onset of the experiment and again after