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POLYSURGICAL ADDICTION

a condition marked by a compulsive urge to undergo continual surgeries even whenever organic pathology can't be located. The condition

POPULATION

noun. 1. the entire amount of people in a rendered geographical location. 2. with regard to statistics, a theoretically defined,

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DISORDER

A group of systems that can involve abnormal behaviour, intense or persistent stress or the disruption of a function. See

DYSFUNCTION

Any disturbance, deficiency or impairment of function or behaviour.

EMPOWERMENT

1. Promoting skills, knowledge and the confidence needed to take control of your life. 2. Delegation of increased power making

EXPERIENCE

1. The conscious event. 2. Present content of consciousness. 3. An event resulting in earning.

LIFE EVENTS

events which occur during the life cycle which can either be age related in which case involve events such as

MARGINALIZATION

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

MENTAL ABILITIES

describes the abilities of- spatial visualization, perceptual speed, number facility, verbal comprehension, word fluency, memory, inductive reasoning as measured by

MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY

is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the

NEW-LOOK THEORY OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Joel Cooper and Russel H. Fazio who suggested a version of the already established

OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS

life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.

PARADOXICAL REACTION

with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance

PERFORMANCE

noun. 1. any activity or gathering of reactions which leads to an outcome or has an impact on the surroundings.

DIAGNOSTIC CENTER

A facility able to evaluate a person's condition.

DISPERSION

The degree that a group of scores deviate from the mean. Also called spread.

ECLECTIC COUNSELING

Counselling combining different techniques and findings.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.

EXPERIMENT

The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.