Substance Abuse Disorders

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CONSCIOUSNESS

noun. 1. the sensation that human beings claim to encounter, inclusive of cognitive details spanning from somatic and sensory interpretation…

CONTRARIAN

someone who has a propensity to argue with another person or argue in refute of something, no matter what the…

CORRESPONDENT INFERENCE THEORY

postulated by American social psychologists Keith E. Davis and Edward Jones, a design depicting how individuals build indicators about other…

CRITERION GROUP

a group examined for characteristics that others belonging to the group are already recognized as having, generally with the intent…

ACCURACY

noun. 1. with regard to an activity, a performance appraisal, typically centered around the balance of accurate answers. 2. much…

ADAPTATION

1. modification of a sense organ to the force or even standard of stimulation, leading to a development where sensorial…

AGE EFFECT

1. any sort of modification of emotional or mental operations or performances, based on age, such as escalated conformation during…

ANAMNESIS

noun. with regard to psychiatry, a person's individual recollection or retelling of their past regarding their growth, domestic and familial…

APAREUNIA

n. the inability to perform sexual intercourse due to medical complications. 2. abstinence from coitus as a conscious choice.

ARMCHAIR PSYCHOLOGY

a form of psychological inquiry or therapy that is based on introspection and rational processes without reference to an empirical…

ATTITUDE OBJECT

any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.

AVAILABILITY ERROR

refers to cognitive errors made because the first item that comes to mind is often mistaken for the best or…

BASELINE ASSESSMENT

n. a measure of what humans and animals are significantly able to attain at a particular point in their development.…

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,…

BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY

n. the capacity and degree to which human behavior can be altered by environmental factors such as learning and social…

BIOSOCIAL

adj. anything which relates to the interaction between biological and social factors. In line with human behavior, it may be…

CAFFEINE

n. a crystalline, bitter-tasting alkaloid of plant-based origin. It belongs to the methylxanthine group which is known to have stimulating…

CAUSAL MECHANISM

n. the physical, if not the most immediate, means of bringing about the desired effect. For instance, other than using…

CONDITIONING

the manner in which specific types of experience make certain behaviors more or less probably.

CONSENSUAL VALIDATION

the procedure wherein a professional assists a patient in verifying the correctness of their interpretation or the outcomes of their…