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Withdrawal symptoms

withdrawal symptoms refer to physical or psychological symptoms such as convulsions, tremor, vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, muscle pain and sweating that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that produces physical dependence. It is a physical illness and discomfort following the withdrawal of a drug.

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Withdrawal-destructiveness relationship

Withdrawal -destructiveness relationship refers to the Fromm's theory where a relationship is characterized by distance, apathy, or aggression

Withdrawn

Withdrawn refers to a path to peer rejection in which children are shy and selfconscious.

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Withdrawn-rejected children

Withdrawn-rejected children refer to a sub-group of rejected children who are usually passive, socially anxious, socially unskilled, and insensitive to peer-group expectations..

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Within-group designs

within-group designs refer to designs in which the same group of participants is compared at different points in time, as in before and after a treatment is administered

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Within-subjects design

Within-subjects design refers to a research design in which the different groups of scores are all obtained from the same group of participants. It is a research paradigm in which the same experimental subjects participate in different experimental conditions. Moreover, it is a research design that uses each participant as his or her own control ; for example, the behavior of a participant before receiving treatment might be compared to his or her behavior after receiving treatment. Within-subjects design is allso known as Repeated-measures design.

Within-subjects experimental design

Within-subjects experimental design refers to an experimental design in which the same group of individuals participates in all of the different treatment conditions. Within-subjects experimental design is also known as a Repeated-measures experimental design.

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Witmer, Lightner (1867-1956)

- Witmer, Lightner (1867-1956) : Witmer, Lightner is considered to be the founder of Clinical Psychology.

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