RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST
Psychological projective examination in which a subject's interpretations of a series of bilaterally symmetrical inkblots are studied as in indicator…
SECONDARY AGING
Variance because of biological maturation, but hastened as a result of disease and poor health practices (no exercise, smoking, excess…
PREVALENCE
A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called…
PSYCHODIAGNOSIS
A diagnostic technique for the determination of underlying factors in behavior and disordered behavior. Also, the diagnosis of disorder through…
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The scientific study of mental disorder(s). The field covers the theory, research, diagnosis and treatment of psychological diseases. It is…
PURPOSIVE BEHAVIORISM
A theory in cognitive learning that states that behavioral acts have an underlying purpose. And that all goals of the…
REACTION TIME (RT)
The time that passes between the introduction of a stimulus and the reaction by the subject to that stimulus.
RECIPROCAL ROLES
Behavior patterns shown by those in a particular position in a group in response to others' patterns of behavior in…
RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
A feeling of deprivation occurring when one compares themselves to another, regardless of objective reality. Se also: social comparison theory.
RESISTANCE
Act or instance of resisting; having the ability to resist. In psychology, the process by which the ego refuses to…
RULE-GOVERNED BEHAVIOR
Conduct which is contingent upon oral antecedents, including following directions (as when children clean their bedroom simply because instructed to)…
SECONDARY GAINS
In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness…
PREVENTION
A strategy designed to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of disease, disorders and/or social problems. Prevention could be focused on…
PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
Behavior that is determined to be destructive, antisocial or against the common good.
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY
The study and use of pharmacological agents in mental disorders. For example, depression is treated with the administration of anti-depressants.…