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.
DISHABITUATION
The reapperarance or enhancement of a habitual response due to new stimulus. Compare habituation.
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.
EMPOWERMENT
1. Promoting skills, knowledge and the confidence needed to take control of your life. 2. Delegation of increased power making…
ESCAPE FROM REALITY
Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.
EXISTENTIAL CRISIS
1. A stage or turning point where the person is faced with finding meaning and purpose in life. 2. A…
EXTENDED SUICIDE
A murder-suicide situation where both are consideredd as the first person's suicide and not murder of another person.
LIFE-CHANGE UNIT (LCU)
a unit of measurement which is found on the life-events rating scale. The life-events rating scale assigns values to potential…
MANIFEST GOAL
is the openly stated goal or aim of a specific piece of research. This goal will be evaluated at the…
MEASUREMENT ERROR
is any difference between the observed value and the real or true value which leads to the skewing of results…
MENTAL HYGIENE
is an approach to mental health which states that mental health issues can be avoided given the appropriate level of…