DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
The interview with the mental health professional looking at a person's problems and situations.
DISCRIMINATION
1. Ability to distinguish between stimuli or objects that are different from one another. 2. Ability to respond in different…
DOUBLE BLIND
An experimental procedure where the nature of the experiment is not known. See blind. Compare single blind- triple blind.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
EXCITEMENT
An emotional state of enthusiasm, eagerness and anticipation. Compare excitation.
EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR
The movements made by an animal and humans to learn about a new environment. See diversive exploration- inspective exploration.
LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
MARITAL SKEW
a situation which arises in family situations where one parent assumes behaviour of the other, dominant partner.
MATURATIONAL LAG
is the delay or slowness of the development of some aspects of the body's neural system.
MENTAL COMBINATION
is one small part (the final sub phase of the sensorimo stage) of Jean Piaget's larger theory of cognitive development…
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MORAL INDEPENDENCE
is a state in typically older children where they believe they can recognize an acts morality by making subjective considerations…
MOVEMENT EDUCATION
is a strand of teaching or education which aims to educate individuals to develop their motor skills through physical movement.
NATURAL SELECTION
is the theory that over generations, individuals within a population who are either not suited to their environment or have…
NEPIOPHILIA
describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.
NURTURANCE
noun. 1. the supervision of affectionate focus, safeguarding and encouragement to others. 2. the need or propensity to render such…