TENSION REDUCTION
relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.
TERMINAL DROP
a swift decline in mental skills just prior to death. The mental skills which seem to be most prone to…
TERTIARY PREVENTION
intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are…
TESTABILITY
noun. the level to which a hypothesis or theory is able of being assessed empirically.
THALIDOMIDE
noun. a drug posited into the U.S. as an immunosuppressant for remediation of cutaneous developments of erythema nodosum leposum. A…
THEORY VERIFICATION
the procedure of cultivating and referencing empirical evidence to escalate or lessen the tenability of theories.
THERAPEUTIC MATRIX
with regard to couples therapy, the particular mixture of therapy professional and patients that is utilized within the sessions.
THOUGHT MONITORING
the procedure of the tracking and the documenting of one's own thoughts.
THRESHOLD FOR BODILY MOTION
the minimum rate of acceleration, deceleration, or rotation required for the interpretation of bodily movement.
THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)
a hormone generated by the anterior pituitary gland which elicits generation and dispersion of thyroxine and triiodothyronin. Its excretion is…
TIME AND MOTION STUDY
a study of industrial functions or other complex jobs into their elemental steps, noting the time needed for each. Typical…
TIME-EXTENDED THERAPY
a type of group psychotherapy wherein extended sessions take the place of or take turns with sessions of typical length.…
TIT-FOR-TAT STRATEGY (TFT STRATEGY)
a manner of bargaining wherein a person or group of people initially cooperates with another person or group of people,…
TOLMAN, EDWARD CHACE
An American psychologist. Tolman earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1915, studying from Hugo Munsterberg. Following three years of…