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Motivational enhancement therapy (MET) is a time-limited, four-session adaptation used in Project MATCH, a US-government-funded study of treatment for alcohol problems, and the "Drinkers' Check-up", which provides normative-based feedback and explores client motivation to change in light of the feedback.
The DSM relies on operational definitions, which means that intuitive concepts like depression are defined by specific measurable criteria (observable behavior, specific timelines). Some have argued that instead of replacing metaphysical terms like "desire" or "purpose" the DSM chose to legitimize them by giving them operational definitions.
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. [1] [2] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social ...
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meet – met – met; mis- : for misspeak, mistake, etc. see speak, take, etc. mow – mowed – mowed/mown; must – defective [see anomalous cases above] need – regular except for possible third person singular present need (see anomalous cases above) off- : for offset see set, etc. ought – defective [see anomalous cases above]
Similarly, many of the terms used in psycholexical studies are too ambiguous to be useful in a psychological context. [44] The lexical hypothesis relies on terms that were not developed by experts. [37] As such, any models developed with the lexical hypothesis represent lay perceptions rather than expert psychological knowledge. [43]
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
The definition and classification of mental disorders are key issues for researchers as well as service providers and those who may be diagnosed. For a mental state to be classified as a disorder, it generally needs to cause dysfunction. [15] Most international clinical documents use the term mental "disorder", while "illness" is also common.