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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.

MAIN EFFECT

is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.

MEDIATING BEHAVIOR

behaviours that can increase the rate or more likely increase the probability of reinforcement of the target behaviour.

MIDLIFE CRISIS

typically occurs between the ages of 45 to 60 and is gender non-specific. There is no one biological reason for

NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES

are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of

NYCTOPHILIA

noun. An extreme favorability for night time or the dark. Commonly referred to as noctiphilia.

OUTCOME MEASURES

evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.

PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING

founded by Ivan Pavlov, a form of acquisition wherein an initially neutral stimulant, the conditioned stimulus, whenever coupled with a

PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

assessment of the functioning state of the body, an organ, or a tissue, inclusive of chemical and physical aspects and

DEDUCTIVE REASONING

Logical reasoning where the conclusion follows a set of premises. See logic- top-down analysis.

DISABILITY

A lasting impairment that interfers with daily life functioning. See handicap.

DSM-IV-TR

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

EMOTIONAL STRESS

The feeling of psychological strain.

EVALUATION APPREHENSION

The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.

EXPLICIT ATTITUDE

An attitude that is a person is aware of. Compare implicit attitude.

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