INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT
Used in operant or instrumental conditioning. The name given to any pattern of reinforcement where only some responses are reinforced.…
INTERVENTION RESEARCH
Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has…
INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT
A mental facility where an individual is kept against his or her wishes. Individuals are committed in this way, it…
LATENT CONTENT
1. Hidden meaning in communication 2. Unconscious wishes expressed through dream or fantasy in symbolic representation as part of psychoanalytic theory.
FABRICATION
is a term which can be applied to a number of examples; for example, fabrication may refer to the act…
FIELD DEPENDENCE
cognitive style where the person relies on external cues rather than internal cues. These people are susceptible to deceptive cues…
FOOT-IN-THE-DOOR TECHNIQUE
the two part procedure for enhancing compliance where a minor initial request is presented immediately before the more substantial target…
FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE
the ability a person has to endure the tension and to preserve equanimity when met with obstacles. It is a…
FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
a tendency to overestimate the degree that behaviour is determined by personal characteristics, beliefs and attitudes that minimises the effects…
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE (GAF SCALE)
the name of scale that is used to plan treatment and outcomes on Axis V of DSM-IV-TR's system. Reflects levels…
GROUP FEELING
the desire of the members of a group to associate with each other, to participate in joint activities and to…
INTERNAL BOUNDARY
Psychoanalytic theory. The name of the boundary between ego and id. Also called inner boundary. Compare external boundary.
IRRITABILITY
1. Abnormal sensitivity or excessive responsiveness, as of an organ or body part, to a stimulus. 2. It is a…
LATENT INHIBITION
The impedance of Pavlovian conditioning resulting from prior exposures with a conditioned stimulus before being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
TEMPORARY COMMITMENT
emergency indeliberate hospitalization of a patient with a cognitive disorder for a limited time to observe or treat them.
THOUGHT INSERTION
a delusion wherein the person believes that thoughts are irresistibly pushed into their mind and designates these thoughts to exterior…
TRANSACTION
noun. 1. any interaction between the person and the social or physical surroundings, particularly during involvement between at least two…
VALUES CLARIFICATION
1. any procedure aimed to advocate for a person's awareness and comprehension of their moral standards and ethical priorities and…