Substance Abuse Disorders

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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…

THERAPY

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

TRAIT THEORY

approaches which explain character traits with regard to individual facets of one's personality, that being, interior traits which are thought…

TRIGGER 1

noun. 1. a stimulant which elicits a response. 2. verb. to operate as a trigger.

VALIDATION

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

VOLITION

noun. 1. the faculty by which a person decides on and dedicates their self to a specific path of action,…

PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT

Also referred to as unconditioned reinforcement, primary reinforcement is the process by which presentation of a stimulus following a response…

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Professional ethics are rules of conduct for a specific profession and are generally drawn up by members of the professional…

PSYCHIATRIST

A highly trained physician who holds a specialty in diagnosing, treating and study of mental disorders. Training (in the United…

PSYCHOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION

Impaired or abnormal function and behavior.

PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSOR

A major life influencing event that leads to intense stress so profound that it can contribute to the development or…

RAPPORT

Rapport is not only a warm, relaxed relationship between individuals, it is a goal of a therapist with regards to…

REASSURANCE

A supportive approach in counseling. It encourages clients to believe in themselves and in the real possibility of improvement. It…

REFRAMING

Developing a new conceptual or emotional outlook relating to situations experienced, and putting it into another frame which follows the…

REPLICATION

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

RESTORATION THERAPY

Therapeutic method whose aim is to reestablish both structure and function in any system which has been damaged or become…

ROLE PLAY

Strategy employed in interpersonal interaction education and psychoanalysis wherein individuals carry out a variety of interpersonal roles in emotional scenarios.…