Substance Abuse Disorders

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GLUCURONIDATION

Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble

GROUP MORALE

the term describing the group members

INTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS

the term that is applied to the stimulus arising from inside an organism. Examples of this stimulus includes headache, stomach

INTERVIEWER EFFECTS

An interviewers attributes and the influence and behaviours on the answers of a respondant. The appearance, demeanor, training, age, sex

ITEM VALIDITY

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

FACTOR METHOD

is a basic and simple term which is used to describe the method during which factors which are extracted from

FIRST-ORDER FACTOR

Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-

FORMATIVE EVALUATION

the name of the process that is concerned with helping to improve or guide the development of a program through

FUGUE

a brief period where a person is in a semi-conscious state in routine activity and has no memory of the

GABA ANTAGONISTS

These are the compounds that inhibit GABA receptor sites and GABA action. They can be direct and indirect. Best known

GLUTAMATE

The salt or ester of amino acid glutamic acid serving as the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Glutamate plays

GROUP PROCESS

1. see group dynamics. 2. the interpersonal component of a group session, in contrast to the content like decisions or

INTERPERSONAL

the term that deals with the actions, events and feelings that exists between 2 or more people.

INTRAGROUP CONFLICT

Confrontation or disagreement between two or more members of a single group. Compare intfrgroup conflict

JOB CONTEXT

significant aspects of the work situation different from the work itself. It is the physical environment of the work -

FALSE ALARM

is one of the signal detection tasks, where an incorrect observation by a participant in an experiment may be present

FISHBOWL TECHNIQUE

a process used in groups where people form an inner and an outer circle. The outer circle observes the inner

FRAMING

the process of defining the context or issues that surround a problem or event in a way that serves to

FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON

a person with a healthy personality, who experiences freedom of choice and action, is creative, exhibits the qualities of existential

GAF SCALE

Abbreviation of global assessment of functioning that is a numerical scale from 1 -100 used by mental health practitioners.