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Outcome research is defined as a systematic investigation of the effectiveness of a theory of Psychotherapy or a comparison of techniques or theories of Psychotherapy, in contrast to process research.
Outdoor therapy refers to programs in which adolecent participants are placed by parents or custodial authorities to change distructive, disfunctional, or problem behaviors, through clinically supervised theraputic activities in outdoor settings.
Deutsch: Außengruppe / Español: grupo externo / Português: grupo externo / Français: groupe externe / Italiano: gruppo esterno
The outgroup is a group that people perceive as distinctively different from or apart from their ingroup.
In the context of psychology, an outgroup refers to any group with which an individual does not identify. This concept is critical in social psychology, particularly in the study of group dynamics, prejudice, and intergroup relations.