EXCITATION-TRANSFER THEORY
Aggressive rsponses are intensified by arousal from other stimuli not directly related to the original stimulus that started the aggression.
LIFE REVIEW
the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…
MAINTAINING CAUSE
a direct influence on an individuals life, typically from either peers or their careers which leads to maladaptive behaviours.
MATCHED-GROUP DESIGN
is an experimental design for research studies which requires both the experimental and control groups are similar or matched on…
MENTAL DISORDER
is an umbrella a term used to describe any psychological symptoms, abnormal behaviours, impaired functioning or any combination of the…
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY
is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the…
NARCOTHERAPY
defines any psychotherapy which occurs during the patient being in an narcotics induced semiconscious state. Narcotics such as amobarbital otherwise…
NERVOUS HABIT
are typically actions which exert a degree of control over a situation such as biting ones nails.
OPERANT CONDITIONING
initially explained by B.F. Skinner, the procedure wherein behavioral alterations take place as an act of the consequences of behavior.…
OVERCORRECTION
noun. With regard to therapy, a method utilized whenever a client shows improper behavior, wherein the therapy professional asks the…
PARADOXICAL TECHNIQUE
a therapeutic method wherein a patient is guided by the therapy professional to keep engaging in unfavored symptomatic behavior, and…
PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)
an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.…
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
the condition of someone who has repeatedly ingested a drug and will encounter undesirable physiological symptoms if they discontinue use…
ACTION-ORIENTED THERAPY
any sort of treatment which stresses starting and, of course, completing behaviors instead of spoken correspondence or perhaps conversation,