ACTUARIAL PREDICTION
foretelling rooted in quantified life experience and information instead of upon even more unbiased encounters.
ADJUSTMENT
noun. 1. a variation in personality, performance, or each by someone regarding the realized requirement or longing for modification. Change…
AFFECTIVE THEORY
an inflection which hold roots or approaches to therapy that highlight the imperativeness of sentiments and feelings in restorative development.
ALTERCASTING
noun. pushing personalities and societal functions onto other people, typically by treating these people in such a way that they…
AMPHETAMINE
noun. A stimulus within the central nervous system, tightly correlated in terms of construction and functioning to ephedrine, which is…
ANDROGYNOUS SEX ROLE
n. a mixture of typically male and typically female sex roles, usually incorporating preferred aspects of both. There may be…
ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR AXIS
A hypothetical plane or line that runs from front-back of the body or brain.
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…
APPROPRIATE AFFECT
an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
a marriage planned and contracted by the parents or other relatives of the couple. In cultures in which arranged marriages…
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
an instrument that is typically used in the evaluation of ability, achievement, interests, personality, psychopathology, or some other factor.
AUDITORY FEEDBACK
hearing the sound of one's own voice while one is speaking, which oftentimes enables adjustments in intensity, pacing, or the…
AUTOKINETIC EFFECT
the visual illusion that a static spot of light is moving in a dark room. The has been utilized in…
AUXILIARY EGO
In psychodrama, a group member, other than the therapist, who assumes the role of a significant figure in another group…
BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BASIC RESEARCH
n. a research study done purely for science and knowledge without necessarily being directed at a goal or attempting to…
BEHAVIORAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
n. the study of the endocrine system in relation to behavior. There is a relationship between how hormones are secreted…