Schizophrenia

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EMPIRICAL TEST

Testing a hypothesis with experiments.

ETIOLOGY

1. Cause and progression of a disease. 2. Science dealing with the causes of physical and mental disorders.

EXPLANATORY STYLE

The way a person describe an event or their personal history.

LIKERT SCALE

a scale which measures a perceived opinion of an object by a participant by using statements which reflect either a

MARGINALIZATION

the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.

MEMORY DISTORTION

is the inaccurate and usually wrong recall of incorrect facts in relation with a specific stimulus.

METHODOLOGY

is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which

MOLAR ANALYSIS

considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a

NAIVE OBSERVER I

is an observer, who will have little or no knowledge about the scenario or event they are asked to observe,

NEUROTIC CONFLICT

in the context of psychoanalytic theory, neurotic conflict is intraphychic conflict which leads to persistent maladjustment and emotional disturbance. Neurotic

ORGANIC

adjective. 1. designating a state or illness which is essentially somatic or physical, as compared to operational or psychogenic. 2.

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PAYOFF MATRIX

a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be

PERSONALITY DISINTEGRATION

a swift breakdown in character, cohesion, and operating, generally due to specifically distressing life scenarios.

DECOMPENSATION

The breakdown of our defense mechanisms that result in a worsening of psychiatric symptoms.

DEVELOPMENT

The progressive series of change in something.

DIRECTIONALITY PROBLEM

A problem with 2 variables where the cause and effect is not known.

DISPOSITION

A behavioural trait that distinguishes from person from others. Compare situational attribution.

DYADIC EFFECT

The behaviour shown by 2 interacting people that is different to interactions to other people.