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…
DEFECTOLOGY
Russian psychology. The area dealing with learning disabilities and abnormal psychology.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.
EGOCENTRIC SPEECH
Speech not directed at others or where there is no attempt to change thoughts or to take into account another…
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence involving the ability to process emotional information. See quotient.
EMPOWERMENT
1. Promoting skills, knowledge and the confidence needed to take control of your life. 2. Delegation of increased power making…
EVALUATION APPREHENSION
The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.
EXPERIMENTER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
Where the experimenter expects certain results and causes errors in research.
LIFE-HISTORY METHOD
an interview which takes a structured approach to obtaining historical data about events when evaluating an individuals current functioning.