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THERAPIST

noun. a person who has been trained in and practices one or more methods of therapy to remedy cognitive or

TREATMENT PLAN

the suggested steps for intervening that the therapy professional or counselor plans following an evaluation of the patient being completed.

VULNERABILITY

susceptibility to cultivating a disorder, condition, or illness whenever exposed to particular substances or conditions.

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

PREVALENCE

A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called

PROMPTING

A term used in psychotherapy, prompting is using suggestion or hints by the therapist to encourage discussion by the client

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

The opposite of organic factors, functional factors contribute to the development of personality, maintain health and well-being and the structure

QUESTIONNAIRE

A list of questions soliciting information on a topic.

REGRESSION ANALYSIS

A technique for correlating the computation of the most likely value of one variable from the known value of another.

REPLICATION

One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained

REWARD

Layman terminology which is almost synonymous with the psychology term reinforcement.

SECONDARY MOTIVATION

Catalyst constituted by personal or social enticements instead of dominant physiological requirements.

PRIMARY DATA

The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.

PROPENSITY

A tendency toward a particular behavior or action.

PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL

A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an