ESTABLISHING OPERATION
Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.
LIFE SATISFACTION
the degree which adults (typically) find the lives they lead rich, meaningful, full or of a generally high quality. Improving…
MANIFEST GOAL
is the openly stated goal or aim of a specific piece of research. This goal will be evaluated at the…
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 STEREOTYPE
is a stereotype (widely held belief) about an individual or group which displays them in a poor light and is…
NUCLEAR SCHIZOPHRENIA
postulated by Norwegian psychiatrist Gabriel Langfeldt, a form of schizophrenia whose characterizing aspects, that consist of cultural inadequacy and withdrawal,…
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity…
OVERINCLUSION
noun. failure of a person to remove non-successful or improper reactions correlated with a specific stimulant.
PASSIVITY PHENOMENA
phenomena wherein people feel that some factor of themselves is under the management of other people. These factors can comprise…
DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
An expression of hostility, anger and aggression by destroying and damaging property or yourself.
DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF LOW RATE (DRI)
Reinforcement when response to stimuli is low. Also called differential reinforcement of long response times.
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
ECOSYSTEMIC APPROACH
The approach to therapy emphasising the interaction between a person or family and the larger social context such a sschoolls,…