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SENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL

an evoked potential that is recorded by electrodes placed on a person's scalp that are in response to sensory stimuli.

SENSORY OVERLOAD

a state where our senses are overwhelmed by stimuli where a person is unable to process and respond to all

SENTIENCE

1. The most primitive and simple form of cognition. 2. The state of being sentient.

SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS

A class of statistical procedures where a decision to continue is made as an experiment continues. This approach is contrasted

SERIAL PROCESSING

processing information where only the one process of operations is carried out at one time. It is commonly also known

SERTRALINE

Is used to treat anxiety and depressive disorders including major depression, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

SEX DISCRIMINATION

the differential treatment based on gender. Sometimes men are favoured over women and sometimes women are favoured over men. In

SEX THERAPY

Treatment of sexual disorders with specific techniques for different disorders related to sex. Medical intervention, psychotherapy as well as medication

SELF-ADVOCACY

a process we use to make our own choices and to exercise our rights. See consumer empowerment. We advocate this

SELF-CONFIDENCE

1. Our self-assurance in trusting our abilities, capacities and judgements. 2. the belief that we can meet the demands of

SELF-DEFINITION

Your personal independence. See autonomy. One's own personality that is independent. It also includes physical, mental, social, religious and moral

SELF-EFFICACY

a capacity to bring about a desired result. To bring desired results by performing in an efficient way is known

SELF-HELP CLEARINGHOUSE

Self-help clearing house is an organisation that provides information about self-help techniques as well as the groups in current directories.

SELF-INVENTORY

a question are used by a person to check the characteristics they perceive to apply to themselves.

SELF-PROTECTION

the behaviour we use so that we avoid losing self-esteem or the affecting the esteem of other people.

SELF-REPUDIATION

when a person denies their own pleasure or rights from a sense of low esteem or guilt.

SELF-VERBALIZATION

where we talk to ourselves out loud that can be a cognitive strategy to foster internal self-regulation by a verbally

SEMANTIC PARAPHASIA

a form of paraphasia where speech is fairly fluent but objects are given the wrong but a similar name. Semantic

SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE

These are the minute tubules in the lobules of the testes and are lined with cells that create sperm. These

SENILE PSYCHOSIS

an obsolete name for senile dementia.