ROMANTIC LOVE
Love relationship wherein intimate affection and passionate fervor are key components. While the adored party is commonly appreciated and frequently…
SECONDARY CONTROL
Behavior pattern which does not directly control the environment, but is intended to alter oneself to be more compatible with…
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS
Statistically, a technique that completely reproduces an interrelationship amongst many correlated variables with a smaller number of "principle components" that…
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
PSYCHODIAGNOSIS
A diagnostic technique for the determination of underlying factors in behavior and disordered behavior. Also, the diagnosis of disorder through…
PSYCHOPHYSICAL FUNCTION
Also known as psychometric function, psychophysical function is the mathematical relationship comparing the strength of a stimulus and the strength…
REALISTIC ANXIETY
Anxiety present when exposed to an identifiable and real threat or danger. This type of anxiety is founded in the…
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…
RESTLESSNESS
Ceaseless movement or activity without purpose which may be of limited intensity or duration.
RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST
Psychological projective examination in which a subject's interpretations of a series of bilaterally symmetrical inkblots are studied as in indicator…
SECONDARY GAINS
In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness…
SELF-CONFIDENCE
1. Our self-assurance in trusting our abilities, capacities and judgements. 2. the belief that we can meet the demands of…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SENSITIVITY
1. The capacity to detect and discriminate. 2. The probability that a test gives a positive diagnosis given that a…
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on…
SOCIAL AGE (SA)
an estimate of a person's capabilities in social situations that are relative to normal standards. In clinical situations with young…
SOCIAL FORCE
applied to any global, systemic and powerful process that influences people in social settings. See social influence.
SOCIAL PHOBIA
Social phobia is an anxiety disorder that causes stress and prevents people from partaking in any social activities. It is…