FREE OPERANT
the name that is given to the response to a situation that occurs freely at any time. See operant.
FRIENDSHIP NETWORK
the term that is applied to the interconnected relationships among a group of friends who provide social and emotional support…
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1. Detailed analysis of a behaviour to identify contingencies that sustain the behaviour. 2. Synthesis of a client's behaviour problems…
FUNDAMENTAL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS ORIENTA
the theory that explains the pattern of interactions of group members in terms of the need for inclusion, need for…
GATE-CONTROL THEORY OF PAIN
the name of the hypothesis that the spinal cord regulates the amount of perceived pain reaching the brain by opening…
GENDER REASSIGNMENT
1. changing a person's gender label due to being wrong at birth due to anomalous genitalia. 2. Use of surgery…
GENERAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT SCALE
a scale that combines a series of tests from the Halstead- Reitan neuropsychological battery to generate an overall estimate of…
GENETIC METHOD
the study of the psychological processes in terms of hereditary origins and developmental history where there is an emphasis on…
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS)
assessment designed to use with people over 65 years of age and is a self-administered test of 30 questions. Devised…
GLOBALIZATION
the term for the process of a commercial organisation moving from locally produced and distributed to a international model due…
GRACEFUL DEGRADATION
the property of cognitive networks where damage to a portion of the network produces relatively little damage to overall performance…
GROUP MIND
the hypothetical and transcendent consciousness that is created by fusing people's minds into a collective like a nation or a…
IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION
Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce…
INTERNALIZED SPEECH
the phrase that describes the silent speech you argue with yourself over a course of action, rehearses what one is…
INTERVENTION RESEARCH
Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has…
INTROSPECTION
Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj
IRRATIONAL BELIEF
or cognitive distortion is an illogical, erroneous or distorted idea, firmly held despite objective contradictory evidence. This was attributed to…
JOB INVOLVEMENT
the degree to which a person identifies with their job. Job accomplishments lead to a strong sense of pride and…