SOCIAL AGE (SA)
an estimate of a person's capabilities in social situations that are relative to normal standards. In clinical situations with young…
SOMATIC THERAPY
Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type…
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors alone,
STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY
Is a family psychotherapy that gives a modus for analytical approach to family problems that goes from the assumption that…
SURVEY RESEARCH
A method of the scientific research where the researcher tries to measure and evaluate condition of the community in relation…
TASK STRUCTURE
it is the structure in which the means to the end; everything is structured properly to perform a task. To…
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POPULATION
noun. 1. the entire amount of people in a rendered geographical location. 2. with regard to statistics, a theoretically defined,…
PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGE
the legal privilege to prescribe drugs and other medicines required for the remediation of medical or cognitive health troubles.
POPULATION RESEARCH
the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons…
POPULATION STEREOTYPE
with regard to ergonomics, generalizations about the perceptual, mental, or physical traits of a set of users, which are pertinent…
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
a field of psychological theory and research which centers upon the psychological states, personal characteristics and strengths, and cultural institutions…
POSITIVE SELF-REGARD
an outlook of self-esteem or self-value. Positive self-regard is frequently sought as an objective in remediation and is nurtured by…
POVERTY OF IDEAS
a thought disruption, frequently correlated with dementia, extreme depression, and schizophrenia, wherein there is lessened spontaneity and progression of thought…
PRECIPITATING CAUSE
the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical…
PREDICTION
noun. 1. an attempt to predict what will occur in a specific scenario, usually on the premise of past occurrences…
PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
an index of how well a test corresponds to a variant which is gauged in the future, at a time…