Substance Abuse Disorders

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UPPER THRESHOLD

1. fora difference threshold, the limit at which the stimulant is considered to be more significant than the principle. 2.

VISCERAL REACTION

a reaction of the visceral organs, like stomach contracting.

THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE

a well-aligned working union between patient and therpay professional, though by a great many to be a vital facet of

TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

the level to which one is capable of accepting, and to act without weariness or disorientation in scenarios having conflicting

TREATMENT PLAN

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

UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role an outlook can play in attaining rewards, avoiding punishments, or both. An individual may take on a positive

VISUAL ILLUSION

a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception

TEAMWORK

noun. cooperative effort toward a shared objective or on a shared project.

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

any remark or observation by the therapy professional which escalates the patient's consciousness or self-comprehension.

TOTAL INSTITUTION

1. a highly ordered and restrictive social institution which keeps up a high level of management over the activities of

TRIANGULATION

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

UTILITARIANISM

an ethical theory based upon the premise that the good is to be explained as that which brings the most

VISUAL IMAGERY

cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative

TECHNICAL ECLECTICISM

with regard to integrative psychotherapy, the utilization of methods from many different theoretical contexts to manage the involved problems a

THERAPIST

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

TRAINING

noun. with regard to Gestalt psychology, the utilization of the solution to one problem in solving another problem which shares

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS (TCAS)

a set of drugs, cultivated within the 1950's, which were the initial first-line medicines for remediation of depression. They are

UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR)

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

VISUALIZATION

noun. 1. the procedure of making a visual picture in one

TELEOLOGY

1. the position that specific phenomena are best comprehended and depicted with regard to their reasons and functions instead of