SOCIOTHERAPY
the supportive approach to therapy based on modifying a person's environment to help with interpersonal adjustment. It means working with…
SOCIOTROPY
a person's tendency to place an inordinate value on relationships over personal independence that will leave them vulnerable to depression…
SOCRATIC DIALOGUE
Socratic dialogue is the structured inquiry and discussion between people to explore the values and concepts of very day activities.…
SOCRATIC EFFECT
An expression of a belief tends to make a greater logical consistency in belief structures.
SOFT PALATE
part of the roof of the mouth from the hard palate to the uvula and separates the oral cavity from…
SOLICITATION BEHAVIOR
the action one animal does to seek a mate. This behaviour is usually seen in females that are interested in…
SOLITARY PLAY
the play a child does by himself who is unaware of other children playing close by. Compare associative play; cooperative…
SOLOMON FOUR-GROUP DESIGN
an experimental design that is used to assess the effect of a pretested magnitude of treatment. [Richard L. Solomon (1919-1992),…
SOMATIC ANXIETY
the level of reaction from our sympathetic nervous system we experience in a situation.
SOMATIC CONCERN
where a person worries about or is concerned about their physical health and any symptoms they might present. Have a…
SOMATIC FUNCTION
a function of sensation and contraction of muscles involving the somatic nervous system.
SOMATIC OBSESSION
the preoccupation with a body part or the whole body. It can involve the constant checking of the body part,…
SOMATIC THERAPY
Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type…