Pediatrics

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MULTIPLE CAUSATION

is the philosophical position which explains that a single cause is unlikely to be the result of a single cause,

NEED TO BELONG

is the strong desire to form relationships and belong to groups.

NOMINAL REALISM

describes a tendency for adults and children to refuse objects they believe are brandished with symbols which are not an

OBJECTIVE

1. having authentic presence in reality, based upon viewable phenomena. 2. adjective. unbiased or not influenced by private emotions, perceptions,

OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING

the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.

ORTHONASIA

noun. a system wherein kids are educated about death as a component of life, to allow them to integrate healthy

PARADOXICAL REACTION

with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance

PATIENT

noun. 1. a recipient of healthcare from a licensed healthcare professional. 2. with regard to language, the being which is

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.

DILEMMA

Situation where a choice between desirable or undesirable alternatives is needed. See ethical dilemma- prisoner's dilemma- social dilemma.

DISPERSION

The degree that a group of scores deviate from the mean. Also called spread.

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.