Glossary / Lexicon

Hostile attributional bias: hostile attributional bias refers to the tendency of aggressive children . . . Read More

Hostile attribution bias refers to a tendency to assume that provocation is intentional. It is the tendency . . . Read More

Aggressive-withdrawn refers to a path to peer rejection in which children are both aggressive and self . . . Read More

Withdrawn refers to a path to peer rejection in which children are shy and selfconscious; - - In psychology, . . . Read More

Withdrawn-rejected children refer to a sub-group of rejected children who are usually passive, socially . . . Read More

Aggressive-rejected children refer to a subgroup of rejected children who display high levels of hostility . . . Read More

Stigma refers to a cluster of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivates fear, rejection, avoidance, . . . Read More

Child abuse is a term used to describe any extreme maltreatment of children, involving physical battering; . . . Read More

False self it is when good-enough mothering is not available in infancy, children may act as they believe . . . Read More

Aggressive refers to a person predisposed to hostility. It also means the hostile act itself; - - In . . . Read More