Substance Abuse Disorders

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

a qualified professional who is licensed to provide counselling either independently or as part of a treatment team.

MINIMIZATION

is the process of cognitive distortion which usually manifests itself as underestimating the importance and relevance of events to oneself

MORAL THERAPY

was a type of therapy seen in the 19th century which believed that a person considered insane could be helped

NATURAL WORK TEAM

consists of a team of individuals who work together or work in complementary roles to complete a task.

NEUROCRINE

describes neurones which secrete agonists such as neurotransmitters at their synapses.

OBJECTIVE COMPETITIVE SITUATION

a scenario wherein at least one person analyzes the behavior of a person or group of people by comparing it

OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING

the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.

OVERGENERALIZATION

noun. 1. a mental skewing wherein a person sees a sole occurrence as an invariable rule, so that, for instance,

PARTICIPANT

noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter

PEER PRESSURE

the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations

PERSONALITY INVENTORY

a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which

PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

assessment of the functioning state of the body, an organ, or a tissue, inclusive of chemical and physical aspects and

DELAYED REINFORCEMENT

Reinforcement that happens after a response. Delay may be signaled or unsignaled.

DEVELOPMENT

The progressive series of change in something.

DILEMMA

Situation where a choice between desirable or undesirable alternatives is needed. See ethical dilemma- prisoner's dilemma- social dilemma.

DISHABITUATION

The reapperarance or enhancement of a habitual response due to new stimulus. Compare habituation.

DISTRESS

A negative emotional state with no identifiable quality.

DYADIC RELATIONSHIP

1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.

EGO TRANSCENDENCE

The feeling that we are beyond concern with the self and able to perceive reality with less egocentric bias ans

EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY

The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.