DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY
1. Any system of psychology that looks at drive and motivation. 2. Theory of psychology emphasising causation and motivation relating…
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
MANUAL ARTS THERAPY
is the use of manual arts such as woodworking and metalworking as rehabilitative activities.
MODERATOR VARIABLE
with respect to statistics, a moderator variable is entirely unrelated to the criterion variable but it is still related to…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
OBSERVER DRIFT
gradual step-by-step alterations over time in the observations and documenting of observations made by a specific viewer.
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
DISEASE MODEL
A theory concerned with the cause and course of a pathological condition or process.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.
EXPECTANCY
1. Behavioural psychology. The state where an organism anticipates an event based on previous experience. 2. Cognitive psychology. Mental set…
LEISURE LIFESTYLE
A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…