SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Discipline that employs concepts of clinical psychology and academic psychology to the analysis and therapy for childrens' and adolescents' behavioral…
SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION
Method employed in productive aging to adjust to physical and intellectual deficits related to growing older. Entails accentuating and reinforcing…
PRIMARY DRIVE
An essential drive in living creatures created when a necessary item is missing. (e.g. water or shelter. Also the need…
PROCESS LOSS
When groups are involved, process loss refers to the inadequate execution of actions that will lead to optimum performance. These…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…
PSYCHOLOGIST
A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).…
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
A form of research where the investigator has no control over the independent variable, but has power over how the…
REALITY TESTING
Any means by which an individual is able to clearly asses his or her limitations as they relate to biological,…
REGRESSION EFFECT
Proclivity of a subject who scores either very high or very low on a test to perform more toward the…
REPLICATION
One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained…
REVERSED DEPENDENCY TRAP
Personal self-worth is determined by a parent to be tied to their child's achievements in school, sports activities, or another…
ROOTING REFLEX
Reflex of a newborn whereby a stimulus (a light touch with a nipple or finger) in the area of the…
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Reckoning of an event with regards to a recognized group of scientific concepts, details, and assumptions. Standard types of explanation…
PRIMARY MATERNAL PREOCCUPATION
British Psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott postulated the theory that, immediately after giving birth, the mother becomes fixated with the infant to…
PROCESS OBSERVER
Whether formally assigner or simply assumed by one of its members, a process observer becomes tasked with observing the working…
PSEUDOMUTUALITY
A familial relationship that, on the surface, appears to be mutually open and understanding. However, the true nature of the…
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The scientific study of mental disorder(s). The field covers the theory, research, diagnosis and treatment of psychological diseases. It is…