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In clinical psychology, a therapeutic technique in which a systematic application of reinforcement and possibly punishment is used to reduce the undesirable behavior and encourage more acceptable behaviors.  

A questionnaire that attempts to identify the problems of health and survival based on individual lifestyle behaviors Many appraisal forms are computerized and use a database to make projections about a person’s health status or health potential.  

The study of individual differences in behavior that are attributable in part to differences in genetic makeup.  

Emotional disturbance. Alternate term for disruptive behavior disorder, a classification of mental disorder that includes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder.  

The shaping and manipulation of behavior by the use of drugs, persuasion, and other strategies.  

Any internal or external, or observable or non-observable response of a person to a stimulus or to stimuli. The manner in which one acts; the actions or reactions of individuals under specific circumstances.  

In emergency operations, pertaining to a selectively activated paging receiver usually carried on a paramedic’s pocket or on a belt. Upon receiving a page specifically directed to it, the receiver (~) emits a beeping sound.  

A popular corruption of the name of the early London asylum of St. Mary of Bethlehem to describe a chaotic situation as to the perceived condition of the asylum. The shortened name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, an institution for the mentally ill established in London in 1547. In the 18th century,…

A test of symptoms and attitudes related to depression used by psychologists to assess the severity of a person’s mood disorder.  

Brain electrical activity mapping, a technique to diagnose brain dysfunction, such as Alzheimer’s disease. In nuclear medicine and radiology, photons or atomic particles directed from a point-source toward an object in order to image or treat the object.