Pediatrics

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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

MENTAL GROWTH

the idea that an individual's mental abilities improve with age.

MIRRORING

is the process of emulating, or copying exactly the behaviours, speech, and characteristics of another individual. Therapists can sometimes employ

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

NESTING

is an experimental design where the appearance of the nested factor are only found within a single level of another

NURTURE

noun. the entirity of climate-related aspects which impact the growth and actions of an individual. Psychologists have displayed specific interest

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

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PASTORAL COUNSELING

a type of counseling or psychotherapy wherein knowledge and standards stemming from the disciplines of theology and the behavioral sciences

PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR LEARNING

the acquiring of a skill which necessitates connecting the perceptual discrimination of imperative stimulants with adequate motor reactions.

PERSONALITY TRAIT

a fairly steady, reliable, and enduring interior characteristic which is inferred from a trend of actions, outlooks, feelings, and habits

PIAGETIAN TASK

any one of a multitude of jobs cultivated by Jean Piaget to evaluate the mental skills of infants, kids, or

DETERIORATION EFFECT

After partcipating in psychotherapy this is the adverse or negative outcome from it.

DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TESTS (DAT)

Tests used for educational and vocational counselling of students in grades 7 to 12.

DISENGAGEMENT THEORY

Theory that in old age we decline social interactions, have a smaller life space and lose social esteem and morale.