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…
TRAIT THEORY
approaches which explain character traits with regard to individual facets of one's personality, that being, interior traits which are thought…
VALIDATION
noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.
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…
PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSOR
A major life influencing event that leads to intense stress so profound that it can contribute to the development or…
REASSURANCE
A supportive approach in counseling. It encourages clients to believe in themselves and in the real possibility of improvement. It…
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…