PREDISPOSITION
noun. 1. a vulnerability to forming a disorder or illness, the actual growth of which is started by the interaction…
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY
An evolving body of theory and research about the processes and conditions governing the course of human development
EMPOWERMENT
1. Promoting skills, knowledge and the confidence needed to take control of your life. 2. Delegation of increased power making…
ESCAPE FROM REALITY
Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.
EXTENDED FAMILY
1. The family unit living in one household including parents, children, grandparents, cousins. 2. In modern western society the nuclear…
LIFE REVIEW
the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…
LOVE WITHDRAWAL
a form of emotional blackmail during which parents threaten to remove their love to their children if they are disobedient…
MASCULINITY
is behaviours and characteristics which are typically associated with the male gender and manliness.
MEAN LENGTH OF UTTERANCE (MLU)
is a measure of the development of language in young children which is based primarily on the mean length of…
MORALITY OF CONSTRAINT
was first proposed by Jean Piaget which implies that children, up to the age of 10, will unquestionably follow the…
MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING
in the context of psychotherapies, multicultural counselling is a type of therapy which takes into account both racial and ethnic…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…
OPERANT BEHAVIOR
behavior which generates an impact upon the surroundings and whose probability of happening again is influenced by consequences. Operant behavior…
ORGANIZED PLAY
play which is ordered, overseen by rules, and managed or directed by another person, like a educator, group leader, or…