THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
a projective test wherein involved parties are held to reveal their outlooks, emotions, problems, and personality traits within the written…
THEORY OF MISAPPLIED CONSTANCY
a theory of illusions suggesting that the underlying elicitor is the improper utilization of cues which typically permit correct comprehension…
THERAPEUTIC CRISIS
a turning point during the process of remediation, generally because of abrupt insight or a substantial revelation on the behalf…
THERE-AND-THEN APPROACH
a historical approach to therapy, concentrating upon the roots of the patient's troubles in former experiences, converse to the here-and-now…
THETA WAVE
with regard to electroencephalography, a form of brain wave with a frequency of 4-7 hertz. Theta waves are viewed in…
THIRD VENTRICLE
a brain cavity, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which forms a cleft between the two lobes of the thalamus under the…
THOUGHT DERAILMENT
disordered, confused thought procedures, as cultivated by a propensity to jump from one subject to another which is indirectly correlated…
THREE-DAY SCHIZOPHRENIA
before 1970, the name for an acute psychotic episode preceded and caused by terrifying exterior occurrences.
TIGHT CULTURE
a homogeneous social group whose members have mutual cultural traits and have a propensity toward a rigid following of the…
TOKEN REINFORCER
an item which has no intrinsic reinforcing value in itself but which can be traded for a reinforcer. The most…
TOUCH THERAPY
remediation which involves touching or manipulating portions of an individual's body to ease physical pain or to promote relaxation and…