SELF-ACTUALIZATION
The realisation of what you are capable of. Also called self-realisation. See humanistic psychology; Maslow's Motivational Hierarchy. By doing this,…
SELF-HANDICAPPING
Psychological technique where a person lessens a chance of a good performance because they expect to fail. It is done…
SENSE OF COHERENCE
a perception of having clarity or intelligibility, being capable of thinking and expressing yourself clearly. 2. The ability to present…
SINGLE BLIND
an experiment procedure where the people involved don't know of the treatment, manipulation or type drug administered. Compare double blind;…
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often…
SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS
These are the environmental conditions that play a part in adaptive and healthy behaviour and wellbeing or just the opposite.…
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
SYMPTOMATOLOGY
1. The combination of signs, markers or indications of a disease or disorder. 2. The scientific study of the markers…
SELF-AFFIRMATION
1. The behaviour of expressing a positive attitude towards to yourself. 2. Psychotherapy. A positive statement about ourselves that we…
SELF-IMAGE
how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.…
SENSE OF SELF
our feeling of identity, uniqueness and self-direction. Read about the self-concept; self-image; sense of identity.
SINGLE-CASE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
a repeated measures design where a single person, group or sampling unit is observed over time. Also called intrasubject replication…
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
a skill a person has in interpersonal relationships with the ability to handle different situations.
SOCIAL NORMS
These norms prescribe the appropriate way to respond in social situations but also that which should be avoided. They apply…
SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
1. A viewpoint to mental health and health, politics, history and other areas of human experience that emphasises the environmental…