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RECONSTRUCTION

During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding

RELIGIOSITY

Devout, excessive religious ardor.

RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION

The perseverance of any conditioned response in the face of extinction.

ROLE CONFUSION

Doubt regarding a particular social or group task. Gender role behavior patterns typically correlated with the opposite gender. See also:

SAMPLING

Method of choosing a restricted quantity of individuals or conditions for involvement in studies, evaluations, or various other analysis. It

SECURE ATTACHMENT

Beneficial parent-child relationship, wherein the child exhibits assurance any time the mother or father is available, demonstrates minor stress whenever

PRIVILEGE

Particularly in the medical realm, the information relating to care, treatment and diagnoses directed by a professional in treatment of

PROPOSITION

In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being

PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY

Various theories regarding human functioning. Such theories are underpinned by the interplay of drives and internal forces of the subject.

PUBERTY RITE

Sometimes referred to as rite of passage, a puberty rite is an initiation ceremony into adulthood in a tribe or

REACTION TIME (RT)

The time that passes between the introduction of a stimulus and the reaction by the subject to that stimulus.

REDINTEGRATION

The action of reorganizing psychological processes once they've been disorganized by mental dysfunction, especially in psychoses. Also refers in general

REMEDIAL READING

Educational process which helps a student transition from reading skills that are far below average to a more acceptable level

RESOURCE DEFENSE POLYGYNY

Polygyny which may occur when a male defends territory with sufficient resources for more than one female to breed and

ROLE DIFFERENTIATION

In communities or various other social models, the steady rise in the quantity of tasks and decline in the range

SAMPLING VARIABILITY

Degree to which the importance of a statistic varies across a variety of samples from the median importance for any

SECURITY

Feelings of basic safety, assurance, and independence from alarm. In psychology, is regarded to be engendered by such conditions as

PREVALENCE

A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called

PROBABILITY

The likelihood of an event occurring.

PROPRIATE STRIVING

In the concept as put forth by Gordon W. Allport, Propriate Striving emerges in adolescence with the search for identity.