PERSONAL-SPACE INVASION
the impeding by one individual into the personal space of another. The intruder improperly and uncomfortably crowds the other individual,…
PHASE LOCKING
the propensity for a neural action potential to take place at a particular stage of a pure-tone stimulant. Typically, an…
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
assessment of the functioning state of the body, an organ, or a tissue, inclusive of chemical and physical aspects and…
PLASTICITY
flexibility and acclimatability. Plasticity of the hormonal or nervous systems makes learning and registering new experiences possible. Early experiences can…
DECLARATIVE MEMORY
Memory that can be recalled in response to remember. Also called declarative knowledge. See explicit memory. Compare non-declarative memory- procedural…
DEINDIVIDUATION
An experiential state with a loss of awareness, changed perceptions and atypical behaviour.
DEPENDENCY-SUPPORT SCRIPT
The stragey where care givers consistently meet the needs of an older adult who is receiving care.
DISCRIMINATED OPERANT
An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when…
DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
A dissociative disorder. Where a person can't recall important information about experiences because they were traumatic and stressful.
DREAM-WORK
Psychoanalytic theory. Transforming the latent content of a dream into a manifest content.
DYADIC RELATIONSHIP
1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.
EFFECT SIZE
The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.
EGOCENTRIC PREDICAMENT
The problem arising from that each person's experience is essentially private. See solipsism.
EMOTIONAL HANDICAP
Learning or behavioural disorder with fears and anxieties preventing a child from functioning socially or academically.