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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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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.

SODOMY

Anal intercourse between humans. It is derived from the corrupt town of Sodom that is described in Genesis. It is

SOFT DATA

a term used for subjective or flawed data often due to a lack of randomisation or based on anecdotal evidence.

SOFT KEY

Ergonomics. A control key used to activate multiple functions that are determined by the state of the system.

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

SOLIPSISM

a philosophical position that we can be assured of nothing that is outside our self. It is psychologically unacceptable and

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),

SOLVENT

The liquid that the solute is dissolved in to from a solution.

SOM PA

an acronym for System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment.

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 HALLUCINATION

a false perception of physical occurrences in the body.

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