PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING
The interaction between therapist and client to explore any cognitive or behavioral disorders may be present in their lives. Information…
PYGMALION EFFECT
An effect caused by the expectations of a superior regarding the performance of their subordinates. It has been called a…
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS)
Portion of the reticular formation, believed to play a major role in regulating arousal, alertness, and sleep-wake cycles.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be…
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
Also known as the projective method, projective technique is any personality assessment process that uses a fixed series of random…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT
Any cognitive, emotional or behavioral performance of an individual that is below average.
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION
An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than…
REFERENCE GROUP
Concept which refers to a group with which another group or individual is compared. In sociology, a group that subjects…
REVERSE CAUSALITY
In determining the elements of causal relationships, frequent mistake of confusing the cause with the effect, or the converse.
PREVALENCE
A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called…
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
The opposite of organic factors, functional factors contribute to the development of personality, maintain health and well-being and the structure…
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
An experiment in which participants are assigned to either control groups or experimental groups in a non-random manner.
REFLECTION OF FEELING
With the intent of highlighting implicitly expressed attitudes articulated by a subject, statements by counselors or therapists.
REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN
Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.