MULTIPLE CAUSATION
is the philosophical position which explains that a single cause is unlikely to be the result of a single cause,…
OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING
the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.
PASSIVE DECEPTION
the withholding of specific data from research-engaged parties, like not making them aware of the entire details of the study.…
PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)
an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.…
DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
The interview with the mental health professional looking at a person's problems and situations.
ECOBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment used in applied behaviour analysis to measure moment-to-moment effects on specific behaviours.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
LIFE SPACE
a representation of the factors affecting an individuals life. These factors include environmental, biological, social and psychological factors which can…
MATCHED-GROUP DESIGN
is an experimental design for research studies which requires both the experimental and control groups are similar or matched on…
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION (MSE)
a complete evaluation of a patients mental health taking into consideration data including interviews taken by professionals to standardized tests.
MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION
is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station…
OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY
any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,…
PASSIVE LISTENING
with regard to psychotherapy and counseling, attentive listening by a counselor or therapy professional without impeding upon or disrupting the…
PHARMACOTHERAPY
noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…
DIAGNOSTIC OVERSHADOWING
The failure to see a problem because the symptoms are attrinuted to another disability. See dual dignosis.