PEER RATING
the assessment of a person's actions by their associates. In child growth research, peer ratings are at times attained from…
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
DIRECTIVE PLAY THERAPY
A controlled approach to play therapy where the therapist in involved. Compare non-directive play.
DIVERGENT THINKING
Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.
EGO WEAKNESS
Psychoanalytical theory. The ability of the ego to control impulses and to tolerate frustration, disappointment and stress. Compare ego strength.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
The reassurance, encouragement and understanding we give or receive to a person.
EVALUATION RESEARCH
Applying scientific principles, methods and theories to identify, describe, measure and predict importnat factors to develop human service delivery systems.…
EXPERIMENTER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
Where the experimenter expects certain results and causes errors in research.
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP
a level of control over a person who is deemed incompetent in certain areas of society such as control over…
MEDITATION
is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…