PATHOLOGICAL LYING
a continual, compulsive propensity to tell lies out of proportion to any obvious benefit which can be reached.
PERSEVERATION
1. overall, perseverance in doing something to an awesome level or past an adequate point. 2. with regard to neuropsychology,…
PHANTASTICUM
a class of drugs recognized in the 1920's as being able to generate hallucinatory effects. These drugs are now recognized…
DEPRESSION
1. A dysphoria that can cary from mild to severe mood changes. 2. Psychiatry. A dpressive disorder.
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Flexible therapy combining principles of behaviour therapy, cognitive and mindfulness behaviours.
DISCONTINUITY THEORY
Compare to continuity hypothesis. See all-or-none learning hypothesis- eureka task.
DISPLACEMENT
Transferring behaviour or feelings from the original objet or person to another. See displaced aggression- drive displacement- scape goating.
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.
LEARNED OPTIMISM
A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.
LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…
MODELING THEORY
similar to SLT (social learning theory) where behaviours, cognitions and an individuals emotional state can be changed and influenced by…