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Biofeedback Technique
A biofeedback technique is a mind-body method in which real-time sensor readings of physiological activity — such as heart rate variability, respiration, skin conductance,…
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Behavioral Intervention
A behavioral intervention is a structured, theory-informed strategy that changes health-related behavior by targeting the psychological, cognitive, social, and environmental processes shaping it, typically…
Read termSelf-Regulation
Self-regulation is the goal-directed process through which people monitor and modulate their thoughts, emotions, attention, and behavior — through goal setting, self-monitoring, inhibition of…
Read termDelay Discounting
Delay discounting in ADHD is the tendency to devalue future rewards more steeply than neurotypical peers, favoring smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed ones…
Read termDietary Inflammatory Index (DII)
The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a literature-derived scoring system that quantifies the overall inflammatory potential of an individual’s diet by weighting intake of…
Read termChildren’s Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII)
The Children’s Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII) is a pediatric adaptation of the Dietary Inflammatory Index that quantifies the overall inflammatory potential of a child’s…
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