Glossary E
Glossary E
Exogenous means developed from without. When applied to depression, Exogenous means that depressive symptoms seem to be in reaction to a particular situation or event
exorcism refers to religious ritual that attributes disordered behavior to possession by demons and seeks to treat the individual by driving the demons from the body.
Deutsch: Exosystem / Español: Exosistema / Português: Exossistema / Français: Exosystème / Italiano: Esosistema /
Exosystem is defined as a social settings that a person may not experience first-hand but that still influence development ; social systems that children and adolescents do not directly experience but that may nonetheless influence their development.
Expansions refer to fuller and more detailed versions of what a child has just said provided by an adult or older child
Expectable environment refer to external conditions or surroundings that are considered to be fundamental and necessary for healthy development. The expectable environment for infants
Expectancies refer to expectations about one's ability to perform, the consequences of one's behavior, and the meaning of events in one's environment.