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…
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…
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…