Category: E

A psychotherapeutic technique in which a child acquires anxiety-inhibiting responses by imagining an alter ego or favorite hero conquering his or her fears.  

A life view that asserts the priority of emotions in the decision making of humans.  

Characterized by excitability and ineffectiveness in the face of minor stress.  

Behavior disordered.  

Felling good about self and others; being able to successfully resolve problems and to cope with the stresses and crises of life in socially acceptable ways reflects a person’s subjective emotional, body image, and self-identity.  

Catatonia, mania, or depression.  

The reinforcement of adjustive patterns via the mobilized energy and drives of various emotional reactions.  

Psychological needs.  

The extent to which a person manifests behavior appropriate to his or her age and intelligence levels. The ability to assess a relationship or situation and to act according to what is best for oneself and for the other person in the relationship.  

The fact that rewards tend to increase the probability of occurrence of rewarded responses and that punishments tend to decrease it.