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INTERPERSONAL PROCESS RECALL (IPR)

Method used to understand the process of psychotherapy and to train therapists and counsellors. Uses taping counselling and psychotherapy sessions

ITEM VALIDITY

In a test or experiment the extent to which an individual item measures what it purports to measure.

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

TRIANGULATION

noun. 1. the procedure involved in confirming a hypothesis by gathering proofs from many sources or experiments or utilizing many

WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)

with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to

THETA WAVE

with regard to electroencephalography, a form of brain wave with a frequency of 4-7 hertz. Theta waves are viewed in

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

WELL-BEING

noun. a state of happiness, being pleased and content, low degrees of anguish, generally positive physical and cognitive health and

THINNING

with regard to conditioning, a gradual escalation in the intermittency of reinforcement.

TYPOLOGY

noun. any study of a specific classification of phenomena into categories based upon typical traits of a personality.

WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES

a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity

UNCONTROLLED VARIABLE

a variant which isn't controlled or gauged by the investigator during an experiment or analysis.

TEMPERANCE

noun. any type of auspicious self-constraint, manifested as self-regulation in overseeing and controlling one

TIME SAMPLING

the procedure of attaining observations over a period of time. The procedure might comprise set time periods or varied time

UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR)

an official review of the need and quality of services rendered inside a hospital or clinic or via an individual

TEMPORARY COMMITMENT

emergency indeliberate hospitalization of a patient with a cognitive disorder for a limited time to observe or treat them.

TIME-SERIES DESIGN

an experimental model which consists of the viewing of units over a specified period of time.

VALIDATION

noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.