SEMANTIC APHASIA
a form of aphasia where a person cannot understand a word but is able to say it. Also see logic…
SEMANTIC PSYCHOSIS
a tendency of some antisocial people to distort a words meaning as well as make it what a person wants…
SEMIOSIS (SEMEIOSIS)
when objects, words, gestures and other entities are associated with meanings and function as a sign within a sign system.…
SENSE OF IDENTITY
our awareness of being a distinct person that appears at a young age. Read about the identity; self; separation-individuation for…
SENSORIMOTOR
1. describing behaviour or activity or a brain process that combines sensory and motor function.2. A mixed nerve that has…
SENSORY ATAXIA
a lack of muscle coordination due to a loss of sense of movements in our limbs.
SENSORY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
This studies the relationships between physiological and psychological functioning as it pertains to the senses and perception.
SERIAL-ORDER LEARNING, SERIAL MEMORY
to remember a list of items in a sequence. See serial position effect; serial recall.
SET THEORY
A branch of mathematics and logic concerned with the properties of sets, collections of things see class theory.
SEX HYGIENE
the hygiene and health maintenance related to sexual activity. Also called sexual hygiene.
SELF-ALIENATION
This occurs when a person feels like a stranger to themselves that is accompanied by an emotional distance feeling. Among…
SELF-CONSISTENCY
1. A personality with a high degree of internal stability and harmony. 2. The compatibility of all of the aspects…
SELF-DESENSITIZATION
A procedure used in behaviour therapy where a person confronts fears and uses different strategies to cope. See desensitisation; systematic…
SELF-EVALUATION MAINTENANCE MODEL
A conceptual analysis of affiliations in groups assuming that a person maintains and enhances their self-esteem by associating with high…
SELF-HELP GROUP TYPOLOGY
the classification of self-help groups by the type of problem they are dealing with. This typology have a look on…