RECURRENT DEPRESSION
An extreme depressive malady in which two or more major bouts of depression have occurred.
RELEASE THEORY OF HUMOR
A theory positing that individuals can laugh to release built-up psychic energy.
REPLICATION
One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained…
REVERSIBILITY
Possibly being expressed in terms of negation or compensation, a mental process which allows the reversal of a chain of…
ROLE DIFFERENTIATION
In communities or various other social models, the steady rise in the quantity of tasks and decline in the range…
SACCULAR IIIN SACRAL DIVISION
Nerves associated with the parasympathetic nervous system which begin at the spinal cord in the lower back (sacral) area. Compare…
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Reckoning of an event with regards to a recognized group of scientific concepts, details, and assumptions. Standard types of explanation…
SECONDARY ELABORATION
Mental process occurring partly during dreaming and partly during the recalling or telling of a dream by means of which…
SELECTIVE ACTION
Measures by which a reinforcer could possibly have a larger impact on certain reactions as compared to others, specifically, its…
PRIMARY CIRCULAR REACTION
In Jean Piaget's theory regarding cognitive development, the primary circular reaction occurs approximately between six weeks and four months of…
PRINCIPLE OF OPTIMAL STIMULATION
Theoretically, the principle of optimal stimulation explains the tendency of organisms to learn responses that lead to a preferred level…
PROCESS CONSULTATION
Used to evaluate work groups and their effectiveness. This is done by observation by a consultant who supplies feedback on…
PRONOUN REVERSAL
Observed in children with autistic disorder, this speech phenomenon causes children to refer to themselves in the second or third…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…
PSYCHODIAGNOSIS
A diagnostic technique for the determination of underlying factors in behavior and disordered behavior. Also, the diagnosis of disorder through…
PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME
The subjective experience of the passage of time. The brain interprets both internal and external stimuli and processes that stimuli…
PSYCHOSURGERY
Psychosurgery is the use of surgical intervention in the course and treatment of psychological and neurological disorders. The philosophy behind…