Substance Abuse Disorders

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EXCITEMENT

An emotional state of enthusiasm, eagerness and anticipation. Compare excitation.

EXPLICIT PREJUDICE

The prejudice against a social group by a person that may or may not be expressed. Compare explicit prejudice.

LIFE SATISFACTION

the degree which adults (typically) find the lives they lead rich, meaningful, full or of a generally high quality. Improving…

MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (MBHO)

a body of professionals which specialize in the organisation, management, administration and provision of health care benefits of health organizations.

MATURATION HYPOTHESIS

is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in…

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 EFFECT

An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.

DEVALUATION

The defence mechanism that denies the importance of someone or something.

DIFFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY

The lessening of responsibility by individuals in a group situation or social collective.