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…
BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION
n. a pattern of behavior characterized by shyness, timidity, withdrawal, and fear of the unfamiliar. The emotionality is negative and…
BIOLOGICAL DRIVE
n. the fundamental drives which govern and affect human behavior. They pertain to the most basic physiological needs of man…
BODY BOUNDARIES
n. A component of body image in which there may be definite or indefinite boundaries set by personality. For instance,…
CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH
studies undertaken with the objective of being able to challenge particular predetermined hypotheses.
CONTAINMENT
noun. with regard to objects relation theory, the idea that either the maternal party or the examiner facilitates development and…
COPING BEHAVIOR
a trait and frequently default behavior or group of behaviors ensued whenever coping with taxing or hazardous scenarios. Such actions…
COVERT DESENSITIZATION
a type of desensitization therapy wherein a person is assisted in mastering a worry or fear by learning to be…
CULTURAL DETERMINISM
the theory or principle that sole and group character trends are generated widely by a chosen society's economic, governmental, societal,…
CUMULATIVE CONTINUITY
the procedure wherein a person's behaviors generate outcomes which build up in time and help them to progress across life…
ABSTRACTION
noun. 1. the development of thoughts or notions deriving from specific events. 2. ideas that cannot be discerned from a…