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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DISORDER

A group of systems that can involve abnormal behaviour, intense or persistent stress or the disruption of a function. See

DYSFUNCTION

Any disturbance, deficiency or impairment of function or behaviour.

EQUILIBRIUM

The state of mental or physical balance or stability. See homeostasis.

EXPERIMENT

The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.

LIFE REVIEW

the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking

MASKING

is the deliberate and purposeful hiding, muting, silencing or removal of a stimulus from the target so they may no

MENTAL HEALTH

is defined by the World Health Organisation as: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM

is a group of professionals who work together to complement each others skills to complete a common goal.

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

an abstract continuous probability distribution which is na act of two parameters: the expected value, p, and the variance, o.

OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING

the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.

PASSIVE AVOIDANCE

a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a

PERSONAL DOCUMENTS

writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that

DIAGNOSTIC CENTER

A facility able to evaluate a person's condition.

DISPERSION

The degree that a group of scores deviate from the mean. Also called spread.

ECLECTIC COUNSELING

Counselling combining different techniques and findings.

ERROR OF EXPECTATION

The error that arises from a preconceived idea.

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

The group or participants exposed to the variable.

LIFE SATISFACTION

the degree which adults (typically) find the lives they lead rich, meaningful, full or of a generally high quality. Improving

MASS PSYCHOLOGY

Is the collective term used to describe the range of psychological and emotional processes which occur throughout a population of