PRONOUN REVERSAL
Observed in children with autistic disorder, this speech phenomenon causes children to refer to themselves in the second or third…
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy is a service provided by a trained psychotherapist in an effort to recognize and treat mental, emotional and behavioral…
RATIONAL LEARNING
Learning through clear understanding of the material and understanding the relationship between the components of the material
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
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:…
SECURE ATTACHMENT
Beneficial parent-child relationship, wherein the child exhibits assurance any time the mother or father is available, demonstrates minor stress whenever…
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…