Personality Disorders

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MORAL CODE

is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community

NARCISSISM

is described as an exaggerated opinions of ones own contribution to society or group, otherwise known as an excessive self-love

NEUROTIC CONFLICT

in the context of psychoanalytic theory, neurotic conflict is intraphychic conflict which leads to persistent maladjustment and emotional disturbance. Neurotic

OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING

the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.

OVERT BEHAVIOR

behavior which is graphic, that meaning, viewable sans tools or expertise.

PATHOLOGICAL DOUBT

1. irregular worry about having failed to engage in a specific action. Pathological doubt is a typical aspect of OCD.

PERSON PERCEPTION

the procedures by which individuals think about, approve, and assess other individuals. An imperative factor of it is the attribution

PHENOMENON

noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard

DEPRIVATION

The removal or denial of something or the reduction of access to a reinforcer.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

1. Process of deciding which of 2 diseases are showing overlapping systems. 2. Distinction between 2 or more similar conditions

DISORGANIZED BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that is self contradictory or inconsistent.

DOUBLE STANDARD

A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.

ECOSYSTEMIC APPROACH

The approach to therapy emphasising the interaction between a person or family and the larger social context such a sschoolls,

EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCE

Where you depend on another for support, comfort and nurture.

EMOTIONALITY

The degree we experience and express emotions.

ERROR OF EXPECTATION

The error that arises from a preconceived idea.

EXPECTANCY

1. Behavioural psychology. The state where an organism anticipates an event based on previous experience. 2. Cognitive psychology. Mental set

EXTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS

Stimulus coming from the external world. Compare interoceptive stimulus.

MACHOVER DRAW-A-PERSON TEST (DAP TEST)

a test which aims to help clinicians identify the individuals personality. The participant is asked to first draw a person