Personality Disorders

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STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS

a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.

STRESS-INOCULATION TRAINING (SIT)

Consists of 4 stages which make a person learn stress management techniques. The first stage is the identification of stress.

SUFFERING

Feeling of pain or strong stress, either physical or emotional. It can be correlative to the situation, or much higher.

SYMBOLIC REWARD

The prize that doesn't have significant material value but is nevertheless extremely valuable to a person receiving it. In psychology,

SELF-AFFIRMATION

1. The behaviour of expressing a positive attitude towards to yourself. 2. Psychotherapy. A positive statement about ourselves that we

SELF-HANDICAPPING

Psychological technique where a person lessens a chance of a good performance because they expect to fail. It is done

SELF-TERMINATING SEARCH

A search that will end as soon as the target is found. Compare it with the exhaustive search.

SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL

Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type

SOCIAL AGENCY

These are the agencies that provide health, welfare and rehabilitation services. The aim is to improve quality of life.

SOCIAL IDENTITY

1. These are the personal qualities that a person has and displays to others consistently that they part of your

SOCIAL ROLE VALORIZATION

Social role valorisation is a principle that is developed in succession to the normalisation principle that stresses the importance of

SOURCE FACTORS

These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.

STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE

the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors alone,

STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY

Is a family psychotherapy that gives a modus for analytical approach to family problems that goes from the assumption that

SUICIDAL GESTURE

Attempt of the suicide or some form of self destructive actions but actual risk of death is not substantial. just

SYMPATHY

It is a feeling of the compassion or a concern that may result into the awareness of sorrow or suffering

SELF-ASSERTION

the act of putting forward your own opinions or to express your needs, rights and wishes. In this way person

SELF-IMAGE

how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.

SELF-UNDERSTANDING

Attain the insight into your attitudes, motives, defences, reactions, weaknesses and strengths. Also called self-awareness.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on