Personality Disorders

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FACEWORK

has a multitude of potential definintions depending on the application. For example, in social interactions, facework refers to strategic social

FIRST-ORDER FACTOR

Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-

FREE-FLOATING ATTENTION

Found in psychoanalysis and in other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the analyst's or therapist's state of evenly suspended attention during

FUNCTIONAL DISTANCE

the degree to which an arrangement of residential faculties will influence the probability of any unplanned social interactions by the

GESTURE

1. this is a movement that can indicate a meaning or attitude. A wave is an example. See non-verbal behaviour.

GUIDANCE

a term used to describe the direction, advice and counselling provided in cooperation with the client that will often use

INTERROLE CONFLICT

The role conflict that occurs when individuals have one role or more when within a group and the behaviours and

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

The flow of ongoing events that are mental and interrupt task related thoughts in spite of persistent efforts to avoid

L DATA

Based on the life record or life history of an individuals and the information about their personality, see o data,

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.

THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES

a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity

TRANSIENT SITUATIONAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

a DSM-I denotation for posttraumatic distress disorder, replacing the older terminology of traumatic neurosis. This class additionally is inclusive of

UNDERSTANDING

1. the procedure of attaining knowledge about oneself or other people or of understanding the meaning or significance of something,

VISUAL ILLUSION

a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception

TERMINAL BEHAVIOR

1. with regard to free-operant conditioning under interval-based reinforcement, actions that are predominant within the time briefly prior to reinforcement

TIME OUT (TO) 1

1. a method, stemming from within behavior therapy, wherein unfavorable actions are weakened and their occurrences lessened, commonly by moving

TRANSITIONAL PROBABILITY

the likelihood of progressing from one state or condition to another state or condition.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

with regard to therapy and counseling, the intimate experiences which have been inhibited or jobs which have been veered away

VISUAL IMAGERY

cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative

TERTIARY PREVENTION

intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are