Personality Disorders

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SELF-ACTUALIZATION

The realisation of what you are capable of. Also called self-realisation. See humanistic psychology; Maslow's Motivational Hierarchy. By doing this,

SELF-FOCUS

1. An ability a person has to direct conscious attention on themselves, thoughts, desires and emotions. 2. A person's ability

SELF-TALK

the dialogue that we have with ourselves that can confirm and reinforce both positive and negative beliefs. Athletes are trained

SIB-PAIR METHOD

a genetic technique to find the extent of inherited psychiatric factors among blood relatives as compared to the general population.

SOCIAL AGE (SA)

an estimate of a person's capabilities in social situations that are relative to normal standards. In clinical situations with young

SOCIAL FACTORS

These are the factors that affect our thought and behaviour in social situations. This includes feedback, splitting into smaller groups

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NORM

a social standard that says we will help people in need. Compare reciprocity norm; social justice norm.

SOMATOPSYCHOLOGY

the study of the psychological impact of a disease or disability.

STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS

a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.

STRESS-INOCULATION TRAINING (SIT)

Consists of 4 stages which make a person learn stress management techniques. The first stage is the identification of stress.

SUFFERING

Feeling of pain or strong stress, either physical or emotional. It can be correlative to the situation, or much higher.

SYMBOLIC REWARD

The prize that doesn't have significant material value but is nevertheless extremely valuable to a person receiving it. In psychology,

SELF-AFFIRMATION

1. The behaviour of expressing a positive attitude towards to yourself. 2. Psychotherapy. A positive statement about ourselves that we

SELF-HANDICAPPING

Psychological technique where a person lessens a chance of a good performance because they expect to fail. It is done

SELF-TERMINATING SEARCH

A search that will end as soon as the target is found. Compare it with the exhaustive search.

SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL

Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type

SOCIAL AGENCY

These are the agencies that provide health, welfare and rehabilitation services. The aim is to improve quality of life.

SOCIAL IDENTITY

1. These are the personal qualities that a person has and displays to others consistently that they part of your

SOCIAL ROLE VALORIZATION

Social role valorisation is a principle that is developed in succession to the normalisation principle that stresses the importance of

SOURCE FACTORS

These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.