Substance Abuse Disorders

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APPARATUS

n. 1. an instrument, piece of equipment, used in an experiment for various purposes, such as delivering stimuli or measuring

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING

1. a method of teaching individuals to change verbal and nonverbal behavioral patterns with the aim of enhancing interpersonal communication.

ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOR CONSISTENCY

the extent to which a person's behavior is consistent with his or her attitude associated with that object. Positive attitudes

AVERSION THERAPY

refers to a form of behavior therapy in which the client is conditioned to cease an undesirable behavior by associating

BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION (BSS)

n. a scale of 21 items, focused on examining a patient's suicidal intent. More of an assessment tool, it attempts

BEHAVIORAL BASELINE

n. a state of behavior which is steady in form and frequency. As a constant, it serves as a standard

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR

n. any particular behavior or behavior pattern which strongly yet adversely affects health. It increases the chances of developing a

BIOSOCIAL THEORY

in social and behavioral science, refers to an approach which looks into the possibility that a mental illness or personality

CALIBRATION

n. the process of setting a measuring device in order to conform with a reference standard. These settings are either

CAUSALITY

n. in philosophy, refers to the concept that all events occur through causes, and that these same events are a

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL

a fluctuating scale of values, utilized for approximating the value of a populace quantity from information acquired in a test

CONSEQUATE

verb. To happen as an outcome of a reaction. If the reaction comes to be more likely, consequence is assumed

CONTROL

noun. 1. control, authority, or impact on incidences, behaviors, circumstances, or individuals. 2. the management of all external circumstances and

COTHERAPY

therapy performed by two professionals treating one or two patients, or sometimes a group of people of family unit, in

CRONBACH'S ALPHA

a record of interior regularity, that being, the variant to which a group of objects touch a sole, one-dimension structure.

ACRONYM

An abbreviated form of a title that includes several words, but is regarded as a one word grammatically in terms

ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY

a pretend character habit assumed to add to the probability of an individual becoming dependent upon a substance.

AGONIST

noun. 1. a neurotransmitter, narcotic, chemical, or other stimulant that ties itself to a receptor spot and elicits a reaction,

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

an eating disorder, which occurs frequently in adolescent girls, involving the refusal of food, a drive for thinness, perceptual disturbances

APPERCEPTION

n. 1. the process of perceiving something consciously and mindfully. 2. the mental process bv which a perception or an