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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
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The specialties in psychiatry and psychology, their diagnostic techniques and tests, their therapeutic methods, and psychiatric and psychological services. |
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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Categories.
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Behavioral Sciences - Disciplines concerned with the study of human and animal behavior. |
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Mental Health Services - Organized services to provide mental health care. |
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Personality Assessment - The determination and evaluation of personality attributes by interviews, observations, tests, or scales. Articles concerning personality measurement are considered to be within scope of this term. |
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Psychiatric Somatic Therapies - The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY), in contrast with psychotherapy. (Stone, American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988, p159) |
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. |
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Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Utilization of Freudian theories to explain various psychologic aspects of art, literature, biographical material, etc. |
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Psychological Techniques - Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral, personality, and mental disorders. |
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Psychological Tests - Standardized tests designed to measure abilities, as in intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests, or to evaluate personality traits. |
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Psychotherapy - A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. |
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Schizophrenic Psychology - Study of mental processes and behavior of schizophrenics. |
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Definitions and Terms
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