SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE (SPMSQ)
Short portable mental status questionnaire is a short questionnaire that is used to screen older adults for dementia signs and…
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
the gradual gaining of skills, relationships and attitudes that enables a person to interact in society.
SOCIAL PUNISHMENT
any negative stimulus like shunning, emotional withdrawal or sign of disapproval. Compare social reinforcement.
SOCIALIZED DELINQUENCY
a violation of law by people under 18 years old where they are stuck in a subculture of gangs that…
SPECIFICITY DOCTRINE OF TRAITS
This proposes that traits of personality are expressed in respect to classes of social context rather than global situations.
STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS
a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.
TABOO (TABU)
A social, spiritual, moral or ethical restriction that makes a man to restraint from a particular behaviour, person or an…
SELF-CONFRONTATION
where we examine our own behaviours and attitudes to make a change we may need to make. By doing this…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SENSORY OVERLOAD
a state where our senses are overwhelmed by stimuli where a person is unable to process and respond to all…
SHORT-TERM THERAPY
therapy that is brief and relies on goal setting and active techniques. It may last as long as 10 -20…
SNOWBALL SAMPLING
A recruitment method for new participants. The current participants are asked to recommend new people for the study.
SOCIAL DRIVE
the drive we have to establish relationships with other people. See affiliative drive; gregariousness.
SOCIAL PYRAMID
a hierarchic distribution of power seen in social structures that are in a pyramid shape. Power is given to a…
SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS
These are the environmental conditions that play a part in adaptive and healthy behaviour and wellbeing or just the opposite.…
SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR
1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.
STATISTICS
Branch of mathematics that uses data descriptively and to infer and support answers to scientific questions.