The APA Thesaurus offers the following definition: Analysis, evaluation or prediction of disordered or abnormal behavior, symptoms, or other aspects of psychological functioning, includes assessing the appropriateness of a particular treatment and the degree or likelihood of clinical improvement.
Preconceived definition, to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice. See more. Dictionary.com
â¢ PRETENCE (noun). The noun PRETENCE has 5 senses: 1. a false or unsupportable quality. 2. an artful or simulated semblance. 3. pretending with intention to deceive. 4. imaginative intellectual play. 5. the act of giving a false appearance. Familiarity information: PRETENCE used as a noun is common.