TALION LAW
These terms refer to the idea of punishment or retaliation in kind: the “lex talionis.” This is the primitive and…
TALKING IT OUT
The free verbal expression of feelings and emotions“Talking it out,” in the usual sense of giving vent to what is…
TAY-SACHS DISEASE
A rare metabolic disorder characterized by an accumulation of lipid (fat) in the nerve cells of the brain, resulting in…
THORNDIKE, EDWARD LEE (1874- 1949)
Thorndike, a pioneer in educational psychology, was bom in Massachusetts, and received his B.A. degree at Wesleyan, his M.A. at…
TOTAL PUSH THERAPY
A supportive approach originated by Abraham Myerson for the treatment of chronic schizophrenics and other patients confined to mental institutions.To…
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
A form of group psychotherapy originated by Eric Berne, which focuses attention on characteristic interactions between individuals and the “games”…
TRANSVESTISM (or) TRANSVESTI- TISM
A sexual deviation in which the individual dresses in the clothes of the opposite sex, usually for the purpose of…
TIME-OUT THEORY
a theory to explain the positive impact of exercise as a stress-control method. It postulates that whenever exercising, the person…
TONAL ATTRIBUTE
a perceptual trait of a noise. The main tonal traits are volume, timbre, and pitch.
TONIC REFLEX
1. any reflex involving a substantial delay between muscle contracting and relaxing. 2. any reflex which allows a muscle or…
TOP-DOWN PROCESSING
data processing which progresses from a hypothesis about what a stimulant may be to a judgment about whether the hypothesis…
TOPOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
a system of psychology wherein phenomena are depicted and categorized with regard to the formal unions of attractions and repulsions…
TOUCH BLENDS
complex touch encounters stemming from being involved with active touch to encounter various traits of an item, inclusive of gentleness,…
TOXIC PSYCHOSIS
any psychosis stemming from consumption of poisonous agents or drugs or elicited by toxins generated within the body.
TRADITIONALISM
noun. 1. a group of social customs and circumstances thought to be common in societies which are economically and technologically…
TRANSACTIONAL CONTINGENT REWARD
an intermingling between two people wherein one person supplies rewards to the other person dependent upon particular behaviors or results.
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
(TMS) localized electrical arousal of the brain via the skull elicited by alterations within the magnetic field inside coils of…
TRANSFORMATION THEORY
the theory which, over a period of time, one biological species can alternate into a different one.