BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
n. in multiple intelligence theory, refers to the intelligence to perform multiple tasks with coordination and handle finer objects with…
CANNABIS ABUSE
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a pattern of repeated and excessive cannabis use. Although addiction to the substance is rare,…
CEILING EFFECT
n. the inadequacy of a test to measure the true ability and intelligence of a child. Each intelligence or achievement…
CONFIDENTIALITY
noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's…
CONTACT COMFORT
terminology stemming from Harry Harlow's classic experiments with young primates, the advantageous results experienced by
COOPERATIVE TRAINING
a trade program for high school pupils wherein they are selected for positions correlating with the career fields they choose.…
COVERT BEHAVIOR
actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
1. ownership of the abilities and insight which are recommended for and particular to a chosen culture. 2. the ability…
CULTURE-FAIR TESTS
examinations of intellect based upon shared human experience and purported to be generally unbiased with regard to special cultural impacts.…
ABNORMALITY
1. in a position that is not normal. 2. disfigurement or imperfections in building or operations.
ACTING OUT
1. the unrestrained and improper attitudinal declaration of denied feelings that aids in reducing stress corresponding with these feelings or…
ADOLESCENT COUNSELING
the overseeing and use of expert suggestions, counseling, and helpful reports of data unto youths via routes such as individual…
AGE REGRESSION
a mesmerizing approach during which the counselor assists the patient in remembering an important encounter by forcing amnesia of their…
ANAL-AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a character style marked by stubbornness, both passive and aggressive resistance, and rebellion. These characteristics…
ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE
an interpersonal or relational style characterized by hesitancy in forming deeply committed relationships in case the partner leaves or abandons…
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
a marriage planned and contracted by the parents or other relatives of the couple. In cultures in which arranged marriages…
ATTENTIONAL DYSLEXIA
a form of dyslexia (see alexia) in which a person is able to read words but has difficulty identifying their…
AUTOMATICITY
a process that can be carried out rapidly and without effort or intention (an automatic process). This often occurs when…
BALANCED BILINGUAL
refers to a person who has proficiency in two languages to the extent that his or her skills for each…
BEHAVIOR REHEARSAL
n. a technique specifically used in behavior therapy. It involves rehearsing behavioral patterns which were initially introduced by the therapist…