NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NEURAL INTEGRATION
is the algebraic representation and summation of any excitatory or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials which govern the potential for firing in…
NEUROTIC DEPRESSION
defines any major depressive episode which is without psychotic features.
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…
OBJECTIVE SCORING
scoring an examination by way of a formula or key, so that varied scorers will come to the exact same…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
ORGANIC SENSATION
a feeling which stems from deep inside the body. Commonly referred to as visceral feeling.
OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA
behavior marked by irregular chewing, mouthing, and tongue motions which appear to be like indicators of tardive dyskinesia.
PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries are penned, printed, or drawn and the answers are penned too.
PARATAXIC DISTORTION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a skewed understanding or judgment of other people on the premise of past encounters or…
PATHOLOGICAL AGING
modifications which take place due to age-based illness, as independent from modifications correlated with typical healthy aging.
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PERFECTIONISM
noun. the propensity to require of other people or of oneself a greater degree of performance than is mandated by…
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.…
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS THEORY
a study of group polarization which presumes the opinions of group members conversing about a problem or choice will be…
PICTORIAL REALISM
a model standard positing that pictures on a visual display ought to match the cognitive design of the utilizer.