TEMPORARY COMMITMENT
emergency indeliberate hospitalization of a patient with a cognitive disorder for a limited time to observe or treat them.
TRANSFERENCE
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward…
UNCONTROLLED VARIABLE
a variant which isn't controlled or gauged by the investigator during an experiment or analysis.
VISUAL ILLUSION
a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception…
THOUGHT INSERTION
a delusion wherein the person believes that thoughts are irresistibly pushed into their mind and designates these thoughts to exterior…
TRANSFORMATION
noun. 1. any alteration of appearance, shape, action, or anatomy. 2. the transformation of information to a different type via…
UNDERSTANDING
1. the procedure of attaining knowledge about oneself or other people or of understanding the meaning or significance of something,…
VISUAL IMAGERY
cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative…
TENSION REDUCTION
relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.
THOUGHT STOPPING
the skill of utilizing a physical or mental cue to cease negative thoughts and redirect them to an unbiased or…
TRANSIENCE
noun. impermanence which indicates ending and might elicit anticipation of loss. With regard to classical psychoanalytic theory, the idea that…
UNDIFFERENTIATED SCHIZOPHRENIA
in the DSM-IV-TR, a sub-type of schizophrenia wherein the person shows prominent psychotic aspects, like delusions, hallucinations, grossly disordered actions,…
TERMINAL BEHAVIOR
1. with regard to free-operant conditioning under interval-based reinforcement, actions that are predominant within the time briefly prior to reinforcement…
THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES
a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity…
TRANSITIONAL PROBABILITY
the likelihood of progressing from one state or condition to another state or condition.
UNIVERSALITY
1. the propensity to presume that one's personal traits and personality features, inclusive of outlooks and morals, are shared in…