EGO FUNCTIONS
Psychoanalytical theory. The variouis functions of the ego including self awareness, problem solving, controlling motor functions, memeory etc.
EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT
A aspect of the environment that discourages the development of skills and abilities.
EVALUATION APPREHENSION
The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.
LEARNING TYPES
Different styles of learning such as some groups of people prefer visual based learning whilst others prefer textbook based learning.…
LIKERT SCALE
a scale which measures a perceived opinion of an object by a participant by using statements which reflect either a…
MATERNAL BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term used to describe the caring and loving actions typically associated with caring and raising the young.…
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
METHOD OF LOCI
is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or…
MOTOR BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term for all human movement which includes motor control, motor development and motor learning.
MULTISENSORY LEARNING
is a method of learning where information is provided through various modalities, such as through verbal and visual cues.
NEGATIVE OEDIPUS COMPLEX
In the context of psychoanalytic theory, the negative Oedipus complex is the inverse of the Oedipus complex in which young…
OBJECTIVITY
1. the propensity to base decisions and perceptions on exterior information instead of on subjective aspects, like private emotions, beliefs,…
ORDINAL POSITION
a place or rank, like a youth's place or birth order within their family, shown by an ordinal numeral.
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
PARENTAL IMPERATIVE
a hypothesis postulating that while at raising kids, both males and females take on distinct, stereotypic gender roles as a…