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SELF-ASSERTION

the act of putting forward your own opinions or to express your needs, rights and wishes. In this way person

SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING

Cognitive behaviour therapy aiming to modify maladaptive beliefs and to develop new skills. See self-statement training. This training is not

SENESCENCE

1. The biological process of being old. 2. The condition of being old.

SEXUAL TRAUMA

It is a disturbing experiences relating to sex, such as rape and other sex offences. It is just like a

SKILL LEARNING

the learning of a task to give accuracy, speed and performance after a high degree of practice. Skills may be

SOCIAL DENSITY

1. The density in an area in terms of the number of people. 2. The number of interpersonal reactions that

SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often

SOCIAL ZONE

Actually, social zone is a zone of distance between 2 people like an attorney and his client. You can compare

SPECIAL CHILD

a child with special needs for education and training. They may have learning disabilities, mental retardation or emotional problems.

STANDARD LANGUAGE

the accepted version of a language used in mainstream media and taught as a second language to people. the version

STRUCTURE

1. Steady organised elements that constitute unity; 2. Intricate item composed of correlated elements; 3. Jean Piaget defines structure as

SUPERORDINATE GOAL

1. It is a goal that is of higher importance then some other, less important one; 2. It is a

SYNDROME

It is a group of the symptoms together with the signs that result to only one cause. They can indicate

SELF-AWARENESS

1. see self-understanding. 2. seen in animal behaviour. To know about one's self. Human beings are more likely to be

SELF-INVENTORY

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

SENSE OF SELF

our feeling of identity, uniqueness and self-direction. Read about the self-concept; self-image; sense of identity.

SEXUAL-VALUE SYSTEM

1. The system of stimulation and response that a person needs for a satisfactory sexual relationship. 2. A person's beliefs

SLEEPER EFFECT

the impact of a persuasive message that increases over time. It involves close scrutiny of the message and a cue

SOCIAL DEPRIVATION

1. The lack of opportunity for social experiences. 2. A limited access to a society's resources. See cultural deprivation.

SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY

a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about