PERMEABLE FAMILY
a more fluid and pliable form of the nuclear family which some sociologists consider to be an emerging standard in…
PERSONIFICATION
noun. 1. in the technique of American psychoanalyst Harry Stack Sullivan, the trend of feelings and outlooks toward another individual…
PILOT TESTING
the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.
DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.
DEVELOPMENTAL NORM
The skills and level of achievement associated with a stage of development.
DYADIC EFFECT
The behaviour shown by 2 interacting people that is different to interactions to other people.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology dealing with methods of learning and addresses a variety of psychological problems.
EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY 1
1. Expressing emotions without restraint. 2. Lay term for maladjustment.
ENDOPHENOTYPE
Biological markers easier to detect than genetic sequences that may be useful in researching the vulnerability to a range of…
ETHNOPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Where issues related to ethnic and cultural variations in using and response to psychoative agents is considered.
EXTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS
Stimulus coming from the external world. Compare interoceptive stimulus.
LIFE-HISTORY METHOD
an interview which takes a structured approach to obtaining historical data about events when evaluating an individuals current functioning.
MAINTAINING CAUSE
a direct influence on an individuals life, typically from either peers or their careers which leads to maladaptive behaviours.
MASTURBATION
is the process of manipulating ones own genital organs, whether a penis or clitoris for the purposes of self-stimulating removing…
MEDIATED GENERALIZATION
is when a conditioned response is actioned by a stimuli which is entirely different from but still associated with the…
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION (MSE)
a complete evaluation of a patients mental health taking into consideration data including interviews taken by professionals to standardized tests.