UNDERSTANDING
1. the procedure of attaining knowledge about oneself or other people or of understanding the meaning or significance of something,…
VERBAL CONDITIONING
the conditioning of a verbal reaction via reinforcement, generally rendered in the form of reward or positive attention. The experiment…
WORKING BACKWARD
a problem-resolution method wherein the solver starts at the objective state and tries to discover a passage back to the…
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
a projective test wherein involved parties are held to reveal their outlooks, emotions, problems, and personality traits within the written…
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
with regard to therapy and counseling, the intimate experiences which have been inhibited or jobs which have been veered away…
VERIFICATION
noun. the procedure of mandating the truth or correctness of something, specifically the utilization of unbiased, empirical information to challenge…
PROBLEM-FOCUSED COPING
A coping strategy differentiated from others by the presence of ideas designed to decrease or eliminate stressors by generating solutions…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…
PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY
Pioneered by 1970's psychologists Shneidman and Earberow and medical examiner Murphy of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center, psychological autopsy…
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
The utilization of data from EEG, EKG, EMG and EOG measurements for the inference of psychological processes and emotions.
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION
An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than…
REACTIVE MEASURE
Any measure with the action of altering a response under examination. For instance, if a subject is aware of clinical…
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
RELAXATION
State of being relaxed. Refreshment of mind and body. Reduction in intensity of tension or vigor. Musculature returning to an…
RESPONSE SELECTION
Transitional phase of processing information during which a response to a given stimulus is decided upon.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Determination of potential threat which could be posed by an individual upon their release from custody wherein the individual has…