COVERT MODELING
a stealth conditioning process wherein the patient pictures a role model, visualizes acting as this individual may, so because of…
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
behavior that is unlike the majority of a healthy human population- behaviors which could pose a threat to one's livelihood…
ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
a kind of operant conditioning where a direct behavior blocks or delays the introduction of an aversive input, like whenever…
AFFECT REGULATION
the act of trying to change or extend one's emotional attitude or disposition.
AMBULATORY SERVICES
cognitive wellness, guidance, or healthcare services offered on an outpatient basis, thus, not requiring the patient to be admitted to…
ANXIOLYTICS
n. a class of medicinal drugs used in the control of anxiety, behavioral agitation, and occasional insomnia. Formerly known as…
AROUSAL REGULATION
the controlling of cognitive and physiological activation using natural or cognitive-behavioral methods. See also autogenic training.
ATTITUDE CHANGE
any alteration in the strength or content of an attitude. This may result from active attempts by others to change…
AWFULIZING
n. refers to an irrational and dramatic thought pattern, characterized by the tendency to overestimate the potential seriousness or negative…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
BYSTANDER EFFECT
n. a tendency for people not to get involved or not to offer help in a social situation. Often misunderstood…
CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH
studies undertaken with the objective of being able to challenge particular predetermined hypotheses.
CONTENT-THOUGHT DISORDER
a kind of cognitive disruption, usually seen in schizophrenic disorder and a few other cognitive disorders, marked by several, disconnected,…
CORRECTIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
an idea stemming from psychoanalysis which postulates that patients acquire significant and intensive modification via new interpersonal affective events they…
COVERT RESPONSE
any typically unseen reaction, like a visual, feeling, or though- the presence of which is generally deduced or gauged indirectly.…