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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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SUPERIOR RECTUS

outer muscle of the eye that is responsible for the several eye actions: elevation, intorsion and rotating medially.

SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS

super sagital sinus is single sinus located along the rim of the falx cerebri, and is responsible for the releasing

SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

The feeling of being superior. It is reverse of inferiority complex. In this complex, a person feels himself as superior

SUPERMAN

This term is taken in many contexts. According to one context, superman is the person who is an ideal type

SUPERNORMAL STIMULUS

An impulse that is by its definition much stronger or exaggerated then the ones usually experienced. Such impulse has Mach

SUPERORDINATE CATEGORY

The category of higher substance that in itself consumes more of lower level categories and in itself includes several numbers

SUPERSENSITIVITY

Much stronger response to one individual neuroreceptor. happened due to increase in the number of dopamine receptor. A person is

SUPERSTITION

1. A belief that is founded on the operation of supernatural or magical forces. 2. An unscientific belief that is

SUPERVALENT THOUGHT

an obsession with a single topic. See obsession; rumination.

SUPERVENIENCE

In the philosophy this is situation where any type of modulation can happen only if certain number of elements must

SUPERVISORY CONTROL

Type of the control that person in charge of certain machine or entire mechanical system has over it. The person

SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME

a term used for women who try to perform all of the roles of wage earner, home maker, mother and

SUPPLICATION

used by a person who acts weak and dependent in order to motivate other people to provide assistance and care.

SUPPORT GROUP

Group that contains individuals with similar problems, who meet on a regular basis to share problems and get support and

SUPPORTED LIVING

system usually supported by the official institution that enables individual living for the mentally disabled persons, but which living is

SUPPORTED RETIREMENT

on-going program in which older individuals who also have mental disabilities are provided with support and assistance in a sense

SUPPORTIVE-EXPRESSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

type of psychological treatment that has a goal to bring forward the basic psychological problem (pattern of the problematic behaviour)

SUPPORTIVENESS

the behaviour of the therapist using encouragement, reassurance and acceptance to help a client. the support that is given to

SUPPRESSION

person's effective try to stop thinking about negative things, or better said to try to gain control over undesirable thoughts,

SUPPRESSIVE THERAPY

Type of therapy that is supposed to enforce patients individual protective mechanisms that act as a way of suppression, stronger.