NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
an abstract continuous probability distribution which is na act of two parameters: the expected value, p, and the variance, o.…
OBJECTIVE TEST
an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of…
ORAL-RECEPTIVE PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a character trend marked by reliance, optimism, and presumption of nourishment and care from exterior…
OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE
a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.
PARENTAL BEHAVIOR
the procedure involved in preparation for the birth of offspring and the behavior of one or both parents which assist…
PEER PRESSURE
the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations…
PHARMACOTHERAPY
noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…
PLACEBO EFFECT
a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes…
DELAYED EFFECT
An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.
DIRECTIVE COUNSELING
The approach to conselling that follows a line relevant to the client. Also called directive psychotherapy.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY
1. Any system of psychology that looks at drive and motivation. 2. Theory of psychology emphasising causation and motivation relating…
EGO PSYCHOLOGY THEORIES
Combine biological and psychological views of people's development while recognising the complex influences of sociocultural dimensions on individual functioning.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM
Philosophical idea where individual differences are put down to emvironmental factors, that is nurture opposed to nature. Compare biological determinism-…
EXPERIMENTER EFFECT
One of 2 errors. (a) errors from the experimenter, (b) the bias from effects of the participants. See experimenter bias-…