ROBERTS SYNDROME
Hereditary syndrome, transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait, associated with imperfect formation of the long bones of the body, phocomelia or…
ROBITUSSIN
Trade name for guaifenesin, available in a variety of fixed-combination prepared patent medicines including antihistimine, decongestant, cough suppressant, or a…
ROBUST ESTIMATOR, RESOCIALIZATION
Method of making it possible for people with cognitive dysfunctions to recommence suitable interpersonal routines and behavioral patterns, and commonly,…
ROBUSTNESS
Potential of a hypothesis-testing or approximation technique to generate legitimate measurements, despite transgressions against the presuppositions upon which the strategy…
ROCK V ARKANSAS
A 1987 court case leading to a judgment by the United States Supreme Court, declaring it a violation of due…
ROKEACH VALUE SURVEY (RVS)
Tool which evaluates a subject's moral to enable them to figure out what is of utmost significance in their lives…
ROLANDIC CORTEX
Motor area of the cerebral cortex lying just anterior to the central sulcus and comprising part of the precentral gyrus;…
ROLE CONFLICT
Anxiety or worry due to erratic or discordant goals related to the function of the individual in social or group…
ROLE CONFUSION
Doubt regarding a particular social or group task. Gender role behavior patterns typically correlated with the opposite gender. See also:…
ROLE EXPECTATIONS
Beliefs concerning the qualities, behaviors, and characteristics suitable to a specific role; could be conveyed to the role's holder by…
ROLE OVERLOAD
Scenario wherein a person is expected to accomplish more than the person is able to do in a particular time…
ROLE THERAPY
In psychoanalysis, a process which makes use of a psychodrama occurring in reality. The patient chooses a role model, determines…
ROLE-ENACTMENT THEORY
Interpersonal psychiatric description of hypnosis wherein the individual under hypnosis carries out a role designated by the hypnotist and then…
ROLE-PLAYING RESEARCH
Study wherein a party takes on a role and strives to act as though the role actually belongs to them.…
ROMANTICISM
Complex artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained…