Substance Abuse Disorders

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EUPHORIA

The elevated mood of well-being.

EXPERIMENTER BIAS

An error occuring from the expectations of the experimenter.

LEARNING GOAL

an aim or goal to achieve a certain level set internally at a certain subject or task.

LSI) 1

otherwise known as lysergic acid diethylamide is a strong hallucinogen (a drug which induces hallucinations). LSD as a molecule closely

MARGINAL GROUP

A usually smaller group within a larger society that has not joined the mainstream party due to a difference of

MEMORY DISTORTION

is the inaccurate and usually wrong recall of incorrect facts in relation with a specific stimulus.

METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM

is the acceptance of a value once multiple methodologies have been used.

MODERATOR VARIABLE

with respect to statistics, a moderator variable is entirely unrelated to the criterion variable but it is still related to

MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION

is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station

NEGATIVE SELF-TALK

is the expression of thoughts or feelings which are counter-productive and have the effect of demotivating oneself.

NORMALITY

a widely postulated idea which is similar in comparison to cognitive health. Even though there aren't any absolutes and there

OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS

life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.

OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES

mental, emotional, and behavioral results which people consider to be correlated with future, or intended, actions and which are considered

PAIN DRAWING

a diagnostic divide used for discerning the quantity, seriousness, and form of pain. A front and rear observation of the

PATIENT

noun. 1. a recipient of healthcare from a licensed healthcare professional. 2. with regard to language, the being which is

PERSISTENCE

1. perseverance or recurrence of a specific action, procedure , or activity in spite of the ceasing of the originating

PHARMACOLOGICAL ANTAGONISM

a type of antagonism between two drugs wherein one serves as an agonist at a particular receptor site and the

DECEPTION RESEARCH

Used in research where the participants are not told everything about the research. See active deception- double deception- passive deception.

DESCRIPTIVE NORMS

The socially determined standards or morms describing how people react , feel and think in any given situation. Compare injunctive

DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL

Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.