FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY
a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive…
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE (GAF SCALE)
the name of scale that is used to plan treatment and outcomes on Axis V of DSM-IV-TR's system. Reflects levels…
GUILFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY (GZTS)
Measures 10 traits of personality: ascendance, sociability, friendliness, thoughtfulness, personal relations, masculinity, objectivity, general activity, restraint and emotional stability. 300…
INTERRUPTED-TIME-SERIES DESIGN
Experimental de-sign with an intervention and the effects of it are compared and evaluated with an outcome that is measured…
INVARIANT FEATURE
An object that does not change or its characteristic when the object is viewed under different circumstances. Features that are…
LA BELLE INDIFFERENCE
Seen in some people with conversion disorder it is the inappropriate lack of concern about the seriousness or implications of…
FACTOR METHOD
is a basic and simple term which is used to describe the method during which factors which are extracted from…
FIVE-FACTOR PERSONALITY MODEL (FFM)
a personality model where 5 dimensions of difference are used, extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experiences are the…
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
the plot of the frequency of occurrence of scores of various sizes that have been arranged from lowest to highest…
FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE (FIM)
a measure used in the rehabilitation of routine motor, cognitive and self-care skills to provide a person a measure of…
GLOBAL PERCEPTION
This term is applied to the overall perception of an object or a situation focusing on the whole rather than…
IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION
Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce…
INTERSTIMULUS INTERVAL (1S1)
Stimulus and the time between presentations, and are timed usually from one end of the presentation stimulus and to the…
FACTOR THEORY OF PERSONALITY
is one of the five models apart of the Big Five Model of Personality. The factor theory of personality is…
FLAT AFFECT
a term used for the absence or apparent absence of emotional response to any situation or event. Also called emotional…
FREQUENCY JUDGMENT
the term used for the person's judgement of how many times a stimulus is presented during a test. See word…
FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION
a term given to the restriction or lack of ability in performing an action or activity.
GLUCURONIDATION
Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble…