| 1. | Clairaudience | A form of cryptesthesia consisting of the alleged power of mediums to hear sounds without the use of the ears. Analogous to Clairvoyance. |
| 2. | Clairvoyance | 1- The hypothetical power of seeing without the use of the eyes. 2- More generally, awareness of past, present, and future without the use of the senses. |
| 3. | Clang association | In psychology and psychiatry, clanging or clang association refers to a form of speech pattern where thinking is driven by word sounds. For example, rhyming or alliteration may lead to the More… 0.6 KB |
| 4. | Clanging | A type of thinking in which the sound of a word, rather than its meaning, gives us the direction to subsequent associations. Punning and rhyming may substitute for logic, and language may More… 0.5 KB |
| 5. | Classical Conditioning | Called Pavlovian or Respondent Conditioning is a form of associative learning that was first demonstrated by . The typical procedure for inducing classical conditioning involves More… 1.2 KB |
| 6. | Classical conditioning | A basic form of learning, sometimes referred to as Pavlovian conditioning, in which a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with another stimulus (called the unconditioned stimulus, UCS) More… 0.5 KB |
| 7. | Classification system | Set of syndromes and criteria for determining whether a client’s symptoms constitute a particular syndrome. |
| 8. | Classificatory variables | The characteristics that subjects bring with them to scientific investigations, such as sex, age, and mental status, studied by correlational research and mixed designs. |
| 9. | Claustrophobia | Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder that involves the fear of enclosed or confined spaces. Claustrophobes may suffer from panic attacks, or fear of having a panic attack, in situations More… 2.0 KB |
| 10. | Clever Hans | Name of a German horse reputed to have advanced skills in arithmetic. In fact Hans was responding (cleverly) to very subtle and Unconscious cues from his trainer about when to start More… 0.9 KB |
| 11. | Clever hans | Name of a German horse reputed to have advanced skills in arithmetic. In fact Hans was responding (cleverly) to very subtle and UNCONSCIOUS cues from his trainer about when to start More… 0.9 KB |
| 12. | Client-centered therapy | (CCT) A humanistic existential insight therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, which emphasizes the importance of the therapist’s understanding the client’s subjective experiences and assisting More… 0.6 KB |
| 13. | Clifford W. Beers | Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876 - 1943) was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement. Beers was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Ida and Robert Beers on March 30, 1876. He was More… 1.4 KB |
| 14. | Clinical depression | Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder or unipolar depression) is a psychiatric disorder, characterized by a pervasive low mood, loss of interest in usual activities and More… 1.2 KB |
| 15. | Clinical interview | General term for conversation between a clinician and a patient, aimed at determining diagnosis, history, causes for problems, and possible treatment options. |
| 16. | Clinical psychologist | An individual who has earned a Ph.D. degree in psychology, or a Psy.D. and whose training has included an internship in a clinic or mental hospital. |
| 17. | Clinical psychology | Is the application of psychological research and theory to the alleviation of human problems in living. At one time, “mental illness” was used to describe the types of problems of interest More… 1.1 KB |
| 18. | Clinical social worker | A social worker who applies the theory and methods of social work to the treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or impairment with individuals, families, and small More… 0.4 KB |
| 19. | Clinician | 1- Clinician is a term used generically to describe a wide range of medical professionals, including veterinary medicine. The root is the Greek klinikos referring to the bed, and extended to More… 0.5 KB |
| 20. | Clique | A clique is an exclusive group of people who share common interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or ethnicity. A clique is a subset of individuals from a larger group, who are More… 0.6 KB |
| 21. | Clitoris | The small, heavily innervated structure located above the vaginal opening; the primary site of female responsiveness to sexual stimulation. |
| 22. | Clonidine | An antihypertensive drug that shows some promise in helping people wean themselves from substance dependence. example : Catapres is a brand name of clonidine. |
| 23. | Closed-system thinking | Thinking that takes place within the boundaries of a specific field or area of knowledge, in contrast to open-system, or adventurous, thinking. |
| 24. | Clozapine | Clozapine (sold as Clozaril, Leponex, Fazaclo, Froidir; Gen-Clozapine in Canada, Klozapol in Poland) was the first of the atypical antipsychotics to be developed. It was approved by the More… 1.3 KB |
| 25. | Cluster suicides | Multiple suicides, usually among adolescents, in a circumscribed period of time and area. Thought to have an element of contagion. |
