Pediatrics

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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.

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

The group or participants exposed to the variable.

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.

MODALITY

is one experimental process or therapeutic technique.

MOTHER ARCHETYPE

was apart of Carl Jung's primordial image of a generative and sustaining mother figure. The idea of a mother archetype,

MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION

is the ability to classify and categorize multiple characteristics at any one time, for example a traffic light could be

NEGATIVE ACCELERATION

is the binary opposite to positive acceleration where a situation which should change the rate of development of a variable

NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT

the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.