Terms Related to Adolescent Behavior

• Institutionalized Adolescent

  An adolescent who is receiving long-term in-patient services and who resides in an institutional setting.

• Adolescent Psychology

  Field of psychology concerned with the normal and abnormal behavior of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses.

• Hospitalized Adolescent

  Adolescent hospitalized for short term care.

• Child Behavior

  Any observable response or action of a child from 24 months through 12 years of age. For neonates or children younger than 24 months, INFANT …

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

  The observable response made to a situation and the unconscious processes underlying it.

• Adolescent Psychiatry

  The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in individuals 13-18 years.

• Infant Behavior

  Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months.