Rational Emotive Therapy
A Cognitive Therapy based on Albert Ellis' theory that cognitions control our emotions and behaviors; therefore, changing the way we think about things will affect the way we feel and the way we behave.
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Psychology
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Range
A statistical term representing the difference between the highest score and the lowest score.
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Random Sample
A group of subjects representing the population who are selected through chance.
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Random Assignment
Assigning subjects to experimental groups based on chance.
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Punishment
The adding of a negative stimulus in order to decrease a response (e.g., spanking a child to decrease negative behavior).
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Psychosis
Break from reality, usually identified by hallucinations, delusions, and/or disorientation.
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Psychology
The study of emotion, cognition, and behavior, and their interaction.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A modern adaptation of psychoanalytic therapy which has made sometimes minor and sometimes major changes to Freud's original theories.
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Psychoanalysis
Developed by Sigmund Freud, this type of therapy is known for long term treatment, typically several times per week, where the unresolved issues from the individual's childhood are analyzed and resolved. These issues are considered to be primarily unconscious in nature and are kept from consciousness through a complex defense system.
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Psychiatrist
A medical doctor with training in mental illness.
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