EMOTIONAL STABILITY
The consistency and predictability of emotional reactions. Compare affective lability.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.
EXCITEMENT
An emotional state of enthusiasm, eagerness and anticipation. Compare excitation.
EXTENDED SUICIDE
A murder-suicide situation where both are consideredd as the first person's suicide and not murder of another person.
LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
MENTAL DIPLOPIA
is the experience of illusions, hallucinations and false memories in contention with experiences that trigger them.
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY
is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the…
NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of…
NEGATIVISM
is a characteristic associated with a variety disorders. Negativism otherwise is the persistent resistant to suggestions of others, even when…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
OVERSHADOWING
noun. with regard to Pavlovian conditioning, a lessening in conditioning with one conditioned stimulant because of the existence of another…
PASTORAL COUNSELING
a type of counseling or psychotherapy wherein knowledge and standards stemming from the disciplines of theology and the behavioral sciences…
PHARMACOTHERAPY
noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…
DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL
Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.