primary prevention

research and programs, designed for and directed to nonclinical populations or populations at risk, that seek to promote and lay a firm foundation for mental, behavioral, or physical health so that psychological disorders, illness, or disease will not develop. Compare secondary prevention; tertiary prevention.

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May 2nd 2024

interbehavioral psychology

a system of psychology concerned with interactions between an organism and its environment. The focus is on the interaction of stimulus functions (the use or role of a stimulus) and response functions (the purpose served by a response) and how context and experience shape those interactions. Also called interbehaviorism. [proposed by Jacob Robert Kantor]