DIAGNOSTIC OVERSHADOWING
The failure to see a problem because the symptoms are attrinuted to another disability. See dual dignosis.
DISORGANIZED OFFENDER
An offender who approaches his criminal activities in a frenzied and impulsive manner. Compare organised offender.
DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS
The theory that schizophrenia is caused by an excess of dopamine in the brain. See glutamate hypothesis.
EGO-DEFENSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
The role that an attitude plays in maintaining and enhancing our self esteem.
EXPERIMENT
The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.
EXTERNALIZERS
A person who believes their behaviour and reactions are determined by external events beyond their control.
LINEAR CAUSATION
a simple explanation of the cause and effect hypothesis in that a simple event will have been caused by a…
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
METABOLISM
was first proposed by German physiologist Theodor Schwann (1810 - 1882) and is defined as the least number of physical…
MIXED-STANDARD SCALE
is a test of behaviour evaluation. Participants are presented with a selection of behaviours and asked to evaluate them based…
MULTIDETERMINED BEHAVIOR
describes behaviours of any individual which are considered to be influenced by more than one variable such genetics and environmental…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
a study based upon direct viewing of partakers wherein the experimenter passively views the actions of the partakers without any…