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ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)

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

BASIC REST-ACTIVITY CYCLE (BRAC)

n. a biological cycle which alternates between periods of wakefulness and sleep - or in other words, activity and non-activity.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and

BODY CONCEPT

n. the conceptual image formed about one's own body. It is the sum of all thoughts, feelings, and opinions evoked

BINARY CHOICE

Choosing between 2 alternatives.

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

the propensity to be arranged, accountable, and possess a strong work ethic, interpreted as one end of a facet of

COST-REWARD ANALYSIS

with regard to social psychology, a design which tries to depict helping behavior with respect to the supports and prices

CUE-OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE

the standard that a recollecting cue begins to lose efficacy with regard to assisting recollection as objects correlated with that

ABNORMAL

adjective. 1. all things atypical, unordinary, or considered outside of the norm. 2. in regards to statistics, any data studied

ADHERENCE

noun. 1. the ableness of a person to comply with a therapeutic program, specifically those comprising drug therapy, guided by

ANXIOLYTICS

n. a class of medicinal drugs used in the control of anxiety, behavioral agitation, and occasional insomnia. Formerly known as

ATTENDING BEHAVIOR

any behavior engaged in while attentively listening. For example, exhibiting an open, interested posture, maintaining eye contact, and using an

BEHAVIOR

n. an action, activity, or process which can be observed and measured. Often, these actions, activities, and processes are initiated

BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM

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

BOUNDARY ISSUES

n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.

CONCENTRATIVE MEDITATION

a kind of meditation that concentrates on a sole stimulant- a certain visual- a certain noise, mantra, term, etc.- a

CONSEQUENCE

noun. A result of behavior in a chosen scenario.

COTHERAPY

therapy performed by two professionals treating one or two patients, or sometimes a group of people of family unit, in

CULTURAL

adjective. Culture-bias theory that gauges of intellect might be prejudice or carry a preference for some members over other specific

ABNORMALITY

1. in a position that is not normal. 2. disfigurement or imperfections in building or operations.