Couple Therapy Glossary

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Couple Therapy Glossary K-O

• libido - The psychic energy contained in the sexual desire.
• longitudinal research - Analyze same person for few years.
• long-term memory (LTM) - A relatively long-lasting stage of memory whose capacity to store new information is believed to be unlimited.
• maladaptive behavior - behavior that bring stress.
• marital therapy - Couple therapy.
• marriage counseling - Couple counseling.
• meditation - Inner concentration & relaxaton in the mind.
• menopause - The process whereby a woman's reproductive capacity ceases.
• mental health - Health of the mind.
• motivation - The purposes for the direction of behavior.
• naturopathy - Treatment using natural essence, vitamin, and massage to recover disease.
• neurologist - A doctor/physician with competence in brain and nerve.
• nicotine - A stimulant.
• nightmare - Frightening dream that takes place during sleeping.
• nutrition - The sum of the processes whereby a person utilizes food.
• obesity - A condition in which a person is severely overweight.
• obsession - Excessive thoughts about something.
• obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - An anxiety disorder involving excessive thoughts and/or actions.
• online counseling - Counseling via the internet.
• online therapy - Therapy via the internet.
• operant conditioning - A type of behavioral learning that produces positive consequences and avoids negative ones.