Professional Terms 3

Question 1

Euphoria

Answer 1

An exaggerated feeling of well being contentment.

Question 2

Fantasy

Answer 2

An imagined sequence of events or mental images e.g. daydreams.

Question 3

Empowerment

Answer 3

Refers to a range of therapeutic activities which seek to put the client in charge of his/her life, thereby taking them out of the victim role.

Question 4

Etiology

Answer 4

Causation; the systematic study of the causes of disorders and/or disease.

Question 5

Double-Bind

Answer 5

A situation in which an individual will be disapproved for performing a given act and equally disapproved if he or she does not perform it.

Question 6

Empathy

Answer 6

A limited, temporary, healthy form of identification. It enables one person to feel with and for another and to understand their experiences and feelings.

Question 7

Emotion

Answer 7

A nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic, usually based on understandable associations, distracting stimuli, or play on words. When severe, the speech may be disorganized and incoherent.