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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Medical Definition: 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Behavioral Sciences - Disciplines concerned with the study of human and animal behavior.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Mental Health Services - Organized services to provide mental health care.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychiatric Somatic Therapies - The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY), in contrast with psychotherapy. (Stone, American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988, p159)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Utilization of Freudian theories to explain various psychologic aspects of art, literature, biographical material, etc.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychological Techniques - Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral, personality, and mental disorders.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychological Tests - Standardized tests designed to measure abilities, as in intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests, or to evaluate personality traits.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychotherapy - A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Schizophrenic Psychology - Study of mental processes and behavior of schizophrenics.

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