JAMES, WILLIAM (1842-1910)
James, probably America’s most influential psychologist, was born of an eminent family in New York City and studied in Switzerland…
JANET, PIERRE MARIE FELIX (1859-1947)
Janet, one of the first systematic students of neurosis, was bom and raised in Paris, and studied at the University…
JARGONAPHASIA
Unintelligible speech in which correct words are intermingled with words that are completely out of context; the use of words…
JOINT COMMISSION ON MENTAL ILLNESS AND HEALTH
In 1955, Congress passed the Mental Health Study Act, which directed the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health to…
JUNG, CARL GUSTAV (1875-1961)
Born in Kesswil, Switzerland, Jung came from a long line of physicians and theologians. Before concentrating on the study of…
JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE (JND; Differential or Difference Threshold)
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be reliably detected.The external world comes to us in the form of…
JUVENILE PARESIS
A brain disorder caused by congenital syphilis.In the juvenile form of paresis the spirochete infection is transmitted from mother to…
JEHOVAH COMPLEX
Delusions of grandeur, which make the individual indentify with the qualities associated with God
JOB DIMENSIONS
1. the overall categories that define the nature of a given job like clerical or receptionist duties. 2. main competence…
JOB-PLACEMENT STAGE
a level of rehabilitation at which a person with a disability is expected to be ready to stand the competitiveness…
JUDGMENT SAMPLING
It is sampling based on personnel opinion of what is representative of the population under study. It may be useful…
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
illegal behaviour by a minor.Including behaviour that would be considered criminal in an adult, vandalism, petty theft, auto theft, arson,…
JENKINS ACTIVITY SURVEY (JAS)
a self-administered survey with multiple-choice questions, which duplicates the clinical test for a behaviour patterns. It measures characteristics of this…
JOB ENLARGEMENT
responsibility expansion in a particular job.In horizontal job enlargement the employee is required to perform a greater number and variety…
JOB-SAFETY ANALYSIS
a special analysis that involves identifying hazards and making recommendations to eliminate or control the hazards, it also identifies and…
JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAINE SYNDROME
It is characterized by an extreme startle response which involves yelling, imitative speech and behaviour, involuntary jumping, flinging of the…
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
The courts and other government entities involved in the adjudication of cases involving minors.
JABBERWOCKY
It is from a nonsense poem in Through the Looking Glass (by British writer Lewis Carroll 1832
JOB ENRICHMENT
employees' interest enhancement in work tasks by improving the "quality of life" on the job, see quality of work life.