SELF-DEGRADING
the negative images we project of ourselves where we think we are less able than we really are. To degrade…
SELF-PERCEPTION
a person's view of themselves and of any mental or physical attribute that makes up the self. Also called a…
SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTION
1. Attribution theory. The attributes of your behaviour to the external or circumstantial causes. 2. The ascription of an event…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
1. The extent that a person is considered to be a valuable member of a social group. 2. The bias…
SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about…
SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS
the ideal that social conditions are the major cause of mental and behavioural disorders.
STAGES OF CHANGE
The 5 steps to bring a change in health behaviour: precontemplation; contemplation; preparation; action; maintenance. Referred as transtheoratical model. It…
STIMULUS SUBSTITUTION
Is when one stimulus takes the place of another stimulus and response is similar in both. In Pavlov
SUBLIMINAL PRIMING
It is the stimulations on the unconscious and it increases the probability of later occurrence as well as the related…
SUPPRESSION
person's effective try to stop thinking about negative things, or better said to try to gain control over undesirable thoughts,…
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
getting data in well ordered manner that will give reliable information about something.
SELF-DEROGATION
a tendency to disparage you that is usually unrealistic. To laugh on your own traits and acts that is not…
SELF-REFLECTION
The examination and contemplation of our thoughts and actions. Look on the reflective consciousness.
SERTRALINE
Is used to treat anxiety and depressive disorders including major depression, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS
Educational psychology. all of the variables in a classroom that influences learning. Situational conditions may be time factors, methods of…
SOCIAL DISAPPROVAL
the rejection and condemnation of a person for an action or behaviour the group sees as wrong. Compare social approval.
SOCIAL PUNISHMENT
any negative stimulus like shunning, emotional withdrawal or sign of disapproval. Compare social reinforcement.
STAGES OF DYING
These are the events that happen during the process of dying. Buddhists recognise 8 stages but in Western society we…