Neurology

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SUPERVALENT THOUGHT

an obsession with a single topic. See obsession; rumination.

SYMBOLIC ATTITUDE

the evaluating of an attitude that is based on the extent to what is seen as consistent wither person's moral

SYNAPTIC VESICLE

It is a small spherical sac found in the cytoplasm and it has a terminal button for a pre-synaptic neuron

TACIT KNOWLEDGE

The knowledge which is not gain as a formal one. This includes the knowledge that is gained at home. No

TASTE ADAPTATION

the decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that has been continuously presented. This type of unresponsiveness is specified for tatse

SELF-ASSERTION

the act of putting forward your own opinions or to express your needs, rights and wishes. In this way person

SELF-IMAGE

how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.

SELF-TERMINATING SEARCH

A search that will end as soon as the target is found. Compare it with the exhaustive search.

SENSATION

1. Experience through the senses. 2. A unit of experience produced by stimulating a sensory receptor. 3. A structural element

SENSORY INPUT

the stimulation of a sense organ that creates an impulse.

SERIAL LEARNING

Learning things in sequence in order of presentation.

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

the development towards being sexually mature in behaviour and attitudes from infancy through puberty to adulthood. See psychosexual development.

SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE (SPMSQ)

Short portable mental status questionnaire is a short questionnaire that is used to screen older adults for dementia signs and

SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS

These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of

SOCIAL ATTITUDE 1

1. A person's outlook on social issues and responsibilities. 2. A person's general disposition towards others. 3. An opinion shared

SOCIAL FORCE

applied to any global, systemic and powerful process that influences people in social settings. See social influence.

SOCIAL REALITY

the attitudes, beliefs and opinions that are held by the members of a society or a group.

SOCIETY

1. An enduring social group where members are interdependent and have a common culture. 2. A well-established group of people

SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY

short term therapy that deals with what is happening now.

SPACE PSYCHOLOGY

the application of psychology to people and functioning in outer space.