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Suggestion coming from the subject himself.

A treatment that suppresses undesirable behavior by simultaneously exposing the subject to unpleasant consequences.

A response to a cue that is instrumental in avoiding a noxious experience.

The act of taking account of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of, nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object.

Characteristics or attributes of persons or things which elicit pleasurable feelings.

The observable response of a man or animal to a situation.

The observable response made to a situation and the unconscious processes underlying it.

Manipulation of the behavior of persons or animals by biomedical, physical, psychological, or social means, including for nontherapeutic reasons.

A wide range of formal and informal techniques used to document behavior.

Instrument designed to assess human or animal behavior, using a standardized format.

The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders.

The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable…

The observable response an animal makes to any situation.

The specialties in psychiatry and psychology, their diagnostic techniques and tests, their therapeutic methods, and psychiatric and psychological ser…

The interdisciplinary field concerned with the development and integration of behavioral and biomedical science, knowledge, and techniques relevant t…

Research that involves the application of the behavioral and social sciences to the study of the actions or reactions of persons or animals in respon…

Disciplines concerned with the study of human and animal behavior.

Observable manifestations of impaired psychological functioning.

A psychologic theory, developed by John Broadus Watson, concerned with studying and measuring behaviors that are observable.

A psychological test consisting of nine geometric designs on cards. The subject is asked to redraw them from memory after each one is presented indiv…

Refers to the whole process of grieving and mourning and is associated with a deep sense of loss and sadness.

Act of violation of trust or confidence of a moral standard, etc.

The attitudes or stereotypes that affect understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases which include favorable and unf…

A form of supportive psychotherapy in which the patient is given carefully selected material to read.

The therapy technique of providing the status of one's own AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM function (e.g., skin temperature, heartbeats, brain waves) as vis…

An interdisciplinary science concerned with studies of the biological bases of behavior - biochemical, genetic, physiological, and neurological - and…

The sequence in which children are born into the family.

Involuntary reddening, especially of the face, associated with feelings of embarrassment, confusion or shame.

Person’s negative thoughts about his or her own body. This includes judgements about size and shape, muscle tone and generally involves a discrepanc…

Individuals' concept of their own bodies.