SENILE PSYCHOSIS (PRESBYOPHRENIC TYPE)
A senile reaction occurring primarily in women, and characterized by memory impairment, a jovial mood, and confabulation.Presbyophrenic patients are active,…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (PARANOID TYPE)
This is the most clearly defined type of senile psychosis, characterized by the gradual appearance of delusions with hallucinations, but…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (DEPRESSED AND AGITATED TYPES)
In these cases, which represent less than 10 per cent of senile psychotic reactions, the patient becomes not only intellectually…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (DELIRIOUS AND CONFUSED TYPE)
This syndrome occurs in either acute or chronic form and comprises about 10 per cent of senile psychoses.The acute and…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (Senile Brain Disease, Senile Dementia)
A state of mental, emotional, and social deterioration resulting primarily from degeneration of the brain in old age; classified by…
SELF-CONCEPT TESTS
Personality tests designed to determine how the individual views himself—that is, the pattern of attitudes he entertains or assumes concerning…
SEGUIN, EDOUARD (1812-1880)
A psychologist as well as physician, Seguin was a pupil of the Parisian doctor Jean Itard, who became famous for…
SCREEN MEMORY (Cover Memory)
A consciously acceptable memory unwittingly used to cover or screen out an associated experience which would be painful or unacceptable…
SCOTOMA (literally, “dimness of vision”)
In psychiatry, a scotoma is, figuratively, a “mental blind spot.” This usage derives from the medical term for a blind…
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TESTS
Tests designed to appraise the abilities required for academic work, particularly in liberal arts colleges, teachers’ colleges, and engineering schools.Before…
SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTIONS (THERAPY)
The treatment of schizophrenic reactions has undergone a drastic change in the past fifteen years. Insulin coma therapy, widely accepted…
SCHIZOPHRENIA (PARANOID TYPE)
The major symptoms of this reaction type are poorly organized, internally illogical, changeable delusions, often accompanied by vivid hallucinations.Delusions of…
SCHIZOPHRENIA (OTHER TYPES)
Many cases of schizophrenia cannot be classified into the four primary types (simple, paranoid, catatonic, hebephrenic) because the symptom picture…
SCHIZOID PERSONALITY (Schizo- thymic Personality)
A personality pattern disturbance characterized by shyness, introversion, and a tendency to avoid social contact and close relationships.The schizoid individual…
SCHILDER, PAUL FERDINAND (1886-1940)
Schilder, noted chiefly for his studies of schizophrenia and the body image, was bom in Vienna and received his medical…
SATYRIASIS (Satyrism)
A sexual deviation in males consisting of an excessive or insatiable desire for gratification.The terms “excessive” and “insatiable” are difficult…
SALESMANSHIP
Salesmanship is viewed as a form of advertising, since its object is to show that a particular product or service…
RUSH, BENJAMIN (1746-1813)
Rush, the first American psychiatrist, was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). He…
ROSENZWEIG PICTURE-FRUSTRATION STUDY (P-F)
A projective test which assesses patterns of reaction to typical stress situations.It is an all-too-obvious fact that frustrating experiences are…
RORSCHACH TEST
A projective technique in which responses to standard inkblots are professionally interpreted.The Rorschach test is based on the common human…