Insomnia

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OVERLOAD

noun. a psychological state wherein scenarios and encounters are so mentally, perceptually, and emotionally arousing that they drain or even

PEER REVIEW

the assessment of scientific or academic piece, like research or written pieces turned into journals for publishing, by other skilled

PILOT TESTING

the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.

DECISIONAL BALANCE

A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.

DIRECT COPING

The active and focused confrontation and management of a tressful situation.

DREAM

The mental state occuring during sleep.

EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY 1

1. Expressing emotions without restraint. 2. Lay term for maladjustment.

EVALUATION APPREHENSION

The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.

EXPLANATORY STYLE

The way a person describe an event or their personal history.

MAIN EFFECT

is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.

MEDIATING BEHAVIOR

behaviours that can increase the rate or more likely increase the probability of reinforcement of the target behaviour.

MIND-BODY PROBLEM

is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the

NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION

usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the

OVERT BEHAVIOR

behavior which is graphic, that meaning, viewable sans tools or expertise.

PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL

the degree to which an individual believes an action is under their active management.

PLACEBO

noun.1. a pharmacologically inert compound which is frequently delivered as a control in testing new drugs. Placebos utilized in double-blind

DECOMPENSATION

The breakdown of our defense mechanisms that result in a worsening of psychiatric symptoms.

DIRECTIONALITY PROBLEM

A problem with 2 variables where the cause and effect is not known.

DREAM STATE (D-STATE)

The state of sleep where we dream, and it can be characterized by rapid movement of a human eye during