EVALUATION APPREHENSION
The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.
MALADAPTATION
A condition where- biological, psychological, behavioural and/or defence mechanisms are detrimental to the survival and reproduction of a species.
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
NARCOLEPSY
is considered a neural disorder which consists of excessive daytime sleepiness which are paired with very brief attacks of sleep…
OVERDETERMINATION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the idea postulating that many unconscious facets might mix to generate one symptom, dream, dysfunction,…
PAYOFF MATRIX
a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be…
PILOT STUDY
a preemptive research project modeled to assess and change procedure in readying for a subsequent and more complex research project.…
DELAYED EFFECT
An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.
DISCONTINUITY THEORY
Compare to continuity hypothesis. See all-or-none learning hypothesis- eureka task.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
The reassurance, encouragement and understanding we give or receive to a person.
EXPRESSED EMOTION (EE)
Negative emotions that are expressed by family members to the person with a mental or emotional disorder.
MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (MBHO)
a body of professionals which specialize in the organisation, management, administration and provision of health care benefits of health organizations.
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
MITIGATING FACTOR
is a factor or fact, in the context or a crime or convicted defendant which supports an argument for a…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…