UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD
1. an outlook of acceptance, caring, and holding dear on the behalf of the therapy professional, that is considered beneficial…
VERBAL ABILITY (V)
exhibited skill to understand and correspond adequately with words. At times, a differention is made between receptive and productive skills.…
VULNERABILITY
susceptibility to cultivating a disorder, condition, or illness whenever exposed to particular substances or conditions.
YOUTH CULTURE
1. a culture which puts a great value on youth, physical wellbeing and beauty, and the morals, tastes, and practices…
TERATOGENIC
eliciting developmental irregularities within a fetus. A teratogen is an agent or procedure which elicits such irregular or odd growth;…
THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES
a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity…
TRANSGENDER
adjective. having or correlating to gender identities which vary from culturally defined gender roles and biological gender. Transgender states are…
UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS (UCS US)
a stimulant which induces an unconditioned reaction, as in withdrawal from a hot stovetop, contracting of the pupil upon exposure…
VERBAL COMPREHENSION
a person's capacity to comprehend the language utilized by other people, as ascertained by their receptive vocabulary and linguistics abilities.
WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE (WAYS)
a 66-object survey delivered to determine thoughts and actions which adults utilize to deal with distressful experiences in day to…
ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
with regard to Levvygotsky's sociocultural theory, the difference between a kid's actual degree of capacity and the degree of capacity…
PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT
Also referred to as unconditioned reinforcement, primary reinforcement is the process by which presentation of a stimulus following a response…
PROJECT METHOD
The project method is designed to rely minimally on the teacher. This teaching structure is designed to allow students to…
PSYCHIATRIST
A highly trained physician who holds a specialty in diagnosing, treating and study of mental disorders. Training (in the United…
PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Also referred to as libidinal development, psychosexual development is the classic model of sexuality as put for by Sigmund Freud.…
RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM
A type of helping behavior that is perpetuated when one individual helps another at some future time the second individual…
RELATIONSHIP ROLE
Identifiable role taken on by a member of a group in order to achieve interpersonal harmony within the group. Also…
RESEARCH QUESTION
Methodological point of departure for scholarly research in either the natural sciences or the humanities.
RIGID FAMILY
Familial structure wherein rules are not questioned, and no lenience to those rules exists. May result in behavioral or emotional…