THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
a setting for individuals requiring therapy for a wide array of psychosocial difficulties and disorders which is based upon an…
THIOXANTHENES
noun. a set of antipsychotic drugs, usually of intermediate potency, which are similar to the phenothiazines in pharmacological activity and…
THOUGHT BROADCASTING
the delusion in which one's thoughts are being disseminated throughout the surroundings for all to be aware of.
THREAT TO SELF-ESTEEM MODEL
a theory postulating that assistance from another is , at times, interpreted as a danger to the self, because it…
THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES
a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity…
TIME SAMPLING
the procedure of attaining observations over a period of time. The procedure might comprise set time periods or varied time…
TOKEN ECONOMY
with regard to behavior therapy, a program, at times, performed within an institutional setting, wherein favored actions are reinforced by…
TOPIRAMATE
noun. an anticonvulsant drug which is additionally utilized as a mood stabilizer for the remediation of bipolar disorders. Topiramate acts…
TORRANCE TESTS OF CREATIVE THINKING (TTCT)
two batteries of paper-and-pencil test objects, a verbal one, and a figural one, which can be utilized in all phases…
TOUCH SPOT
any of the minute regions of the skin which are especially sensitive to exposure to light.
TRAIL MAKING TEST (TMT)
a connect-the-dot job which shapes a portion of the halstead-reitan neuropsychological battery. Trail A needs the link in a chain…
TRAIT PROFILE
a graphic presentation of examination scores wherein each score symbolizes a single trait. These scores or rankings are frequently ordered…
TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT
a context which sees development as the persistent and bi-directional interchange between an active living being with a different biological…