DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDER
A psychiatric disorder showing disruptive behaviour sever enough that is creates an impairment in social or occupational functioning.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY
1. Any system of psychology that looks at drive and motivation. 2. Theory of psychology emphasising causation and motivation relating…
EGO WEAKNESS
Psychoanalytical theory. The ability of the ego to control impulses and to tolerate frustration, disappointment and stress. Compare ego strength.
EMOTIONAL INSULATION
Defense mechanism. Where indifferent and detached responses are made in frustrating situations.
EMPIRICAL-CRITERION KEYING
Method to select questions for personality inventories where the items are chosen and weighted according to social criterion.
EXPERIMENTER EFFECT
One of 2 errors. (a) errors from the experimenter, (b) the bias from effects of the participants. See experimenter bias-…
LIFE-CHANGE UNIT (LCU)
a unit of measurement which is found on the life-events rating scale. The life-events rating scale assigns values to potential…
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
METACOMMUNICATION
describes the communication entailing the dynamics of the process of communication itself. Talking, about talking.
MULTIGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION PROCESS
when applied to psychological problems is the theory that some conditions such as anxiety are passed on through the generations.…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR
behavior trait of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or OCD, like continual brooding, doubting, stewing, incessant pondering over troubles, tidying up and…
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
PARTICIPANT
noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter…
PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL
the degree to which an individual believes an action is under their active management.
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
a set of disorders involving pervasive trends of perceiving, corresponding to, and thinking about the surroundings and the self which…