| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adaptive | a behavior or trait that helps an organism adjust and function well within a changing environment; |
| anecdotal | consisting of or based on secondhand accounts rather than firsthand knowledge or scientific |
| assess | to examine something in order to judge or evaluate it; to calculate value based on various factors |
| attribute (n) | a quality or characteristic |
| attribute (v) | to think of something as caused by a particular circumstance |
| causal | involving, implying, or constituting a cause; ex: There is a causal relationship between not studying and |
| clinical | based on or involving medical treatment, practice, observation, or diagnosis |
| cognitive | relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, perception, memory, |
| conscience | an individual's sense of right and wrong; in psychoanalysis, the superego |
| conscious | awake and responsive to stimuli; aware of something and attaching importance to it |
| contemporary | in existence now; distinctively modern in style |
| diagnosis | the identifying of an illness or disorder in a patient through an interview, physical exam, medical tests, |
| dispositional | based on an individual's inclination or tendency to act in a particular way |
| dissociate | to separate a group of mental processes from the rest of the mind, causing them to lose their normal |
| eclectic | made up of elements from various sources |
| empirical | based on or characterized by observation and experiment rather than theory; knowledge from |
| etiology | the investigation of causes and origins; branch of medicine that investigates the causes and origins of |
| exacerbate | to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of disease, ill feelings, etc.; to aggravate |
| extraneous | not relevant, applicable, essential, or important; existing or coming from outside |
| extrinsic | coming or operating from outside something |
| fundamental | relating to or affecting the underlying principles or structure of something; serving as an essential |
| hierarchy | categorization of members of a group according to the importance of each |
| hypothesis | a testable prediction that gives direction to research; a tentative explanation for a phenomenon, |
| inferential (adj), inference (n) | the process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning |
| intrinsic | occurring wholly within or belonging wholly to a part of the body |
| irrational | contrary to or lacking in reason or logic; lacking the normal ability to think clearly |
| maladaptive | a behavior or trait that is counterproductive to the survival or well-being of an organism |
| methodology | the methods or organizing principles underlying a particular art, science, or other area of study |
| objective | free of any bias or prejudice caused by personal feelings; based on facts rather than thoughts or |
| perception-perceive | the process of using the senses to acquire information about the surrounding |
| perspective | a measured or objective assessment of a situation, giving all elements their comparative |
| postulate(n) | something that is assumed or believed to be true and that is used as the basis of an argument or |
| phenomenon | a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable (plural -- phenomena) |
| proactive | taking the initiative by acting rather than reacting to events |
| proactive interference | interference in new learning due to previous learning of similar or related material |
| process | a series of actions directed toward a particular aim |
| prognosis | a medical opinion as to the likely course and outcome of a disease |
| protocol | the detailed plan of a scientific experiments, medical trial, or other piece of research |
| rational | able to think clearly and sensibly because the mind is not impaired by physical or mental condition, |
| rationale | the reasoning or principle that underlies or explains a particular course of action, or a statement |
| relevant | having some sensible or logical connection with something else; having some bearing on or importance |
| retroactive | relating or applying to things that have happened in the past |
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