ATTITUDE SCALE
a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.
AUTOPEDOPHILIA
n. refers to the gaining of sexual pleasure from dressing as a child, pretending to be a child, or having…
BARGAINING
n. an attempt between two parties to agree on terms and to resolve conflict. In the process,limited resources are traded…
BEHAVIOR THEORY
n. an attempt to explain behavior through generally-accepted principles. The initial assumption is that behavior can be explained and further…
BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY
n. the capacity and degree to which human behavior can be altered by environmental factors such as learning and social…
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
n. any condition that puts pressure and makes demands on both the physical and psychological defense system of a living…
BODY IMAGE
n. a mental picture which one forms of the body as a whole. This covers both the physical characteristics and…
CAREER COUNSELING
n. consultation with a trained professional on specific goal-setting in order to change or improve the direction of one's career.…
COMREY PERSONALITY SCALES (CPS)
created by American psychologist Andrew Laurence Comrey, a reserve of personal differences in 8 personality characteristics designed mainly through factor…
CONTIGUITY LEARNING THEORY
a theory by Edwin R. Guthrie postulating that is a trend of incitement and a reaction happen concurrently in space…
CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
a department of forensic psychology affiliated with the use of counseling and medicinal approaches toward juvenile wrongdoers and criminals alike…
CRITERION GROUP
a group examined for characteristics that others belonging to the group are already recognized as having, generally with the intent…
CULTURAL PROCESS
the procedure wherein ethnic and cultural traditions are conveyed spanning generations and changed by the impacts continuing to effect each.
ACADEMIC APTITUDE
holding enough ingenuity to comprehend a task at hand and carry out a cognitive act. Such abilities may be learned…
ACTIVE LISTENING
a psychotherapeutic approach that occurs when the professional listens to a patient meticulously and diligently, inquiring as required, in an…
ADOLESCENT REBELLION
the act of denying family morals, beliefs, and traditions or going against the rules and guidance of authority figures, by…
AGGRESSIVE SCRIPT
a story seated in hate, violence, and strong competitiveness which turns out to be preserved in the mind of some…