Category: D

The version of drive-reduction theory that maintains that it is the reduction in the intensity of the drive stimulus that provides the basis for reinforcement.  

A stimulus associated with a drive.  

The precept that all built- in rewards are responsible for some noxious body state. This theory tends to ignore motives.  

A condition or set of circumstances that act to lessen physiological arousal or need state.  

The angle that is formed when the steering wheel of a car is turned and the center line of the front tires heads away from the direction in which the vehicle is traveling.  

Random genetic drift.  

Sterile gauze or compresses of various sizes applied and fixed in position for the protection of a wound. A covering or bandage applied to a wound to protect it. Materials used to cover and protect a wound; a dressing is also called a BANDAGE. Dressings vary in type and in the material used to make…

The attempt by a psychotherapist to interpret a person’s dreams to reveal symbolic meaning to dream episodes. The systematic study of the content of dreams as a way of understanding a person’s unconscious mind. Dream analysis has been used in psychiatry and psychology since the time of Sigmund Freud, who called dreams the “royal road…

An insurance policy that protects a person against a specific disease.  

A projective test in which the subject, who is usually a child, draws a person, then draws one of the opposite sex. The results can be scored for cognitive development or for psychotherapy. A nonverbal test used to assess intelligence and to screen for emotional and behavioral disorders. It was developed in 1967 by Karen…