FALSE BELIEF
has a wide range of potential definitions mostly dependent on the application to real-life, for example, in an psychological application,…
FLIGHT INTO HEALTH
Psychotherapy. an abrupt recuperation by a client either before or during intake interviews and before therapy begins. A person does…
FREQUENCY PRINCIPLE
the principle that states that the greater the stimulation intensity, the greater the frequency of nerve impulses elicited. An organisms…
FUNCTIONAL STATUS
the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an…
INTEREST TEST
an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and…
INTERVENTION RESEARCH
Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has…
INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT
A mental facility where an individual is kept against his or her wishes. Individuals are committed in this way, it…
LATENT CONTENT
1. Hidden meaning in communication 2. Unconscious wishes expressed through dream or fantasy in symbolic representation as part of psychoanalytic theory.
UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR)
an official review of the need and quality of services rendered inside a hospital or clinic or via an individual…
WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE (WAYS)
a 66-object survey delivered to determine thoughts and actions which adults utilize to deal with distressful experiences in day to…
TEST SOPHISTICATION
familiarity with a specific test or kind of test, that may impact the score achieved on future tests.
TOKEN ECONOMY
with regard to behavior therapy, a program, at times, performed within an institutional setting, wherein favored actions are reinforced by…
TREATMENT BIAS
1. a propensity for the form of remediation rendered unto a patient to be determined or impacted by the social…
VALIDATION
noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.
WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)
with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to…
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
a projective test wherein involved parties are held to reveal their outlooks, emotions, problems, and personality traits within the written…