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MODALITY

is one experimental process or therapeutic technique.

NEGATIVE ADAPTATION

is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.

OBJECTIVE TEST

an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of

OVERT RESPONSE

any viewable or exterior response.

PERCEIVED SELF

the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.

PLACEBO EFFECT

a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes

DETERIORATION EFFECT

After partcipating in psychotherapy this is the adverse or negative outcome from it.

DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS

Operant conditioning. A stimulus that increases the probablity of a response.

DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY

1. Any system of psychology that looks at drive and motivation. 2. Theory of psychology emphasising causation and motivation relating

EMPIRICAL SELF

The self that is known to the self. Where me is contrasted to I.

EXHAUSTION

The state of extreme tiredness. See fatigue.

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.

MELATONIN

is an hormone found in humans which has been implicated in the processes of sleep regulation. Melatonin is secreted by

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.

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY

postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension

DEVELOPMENT

The progressive series of change in something.