SOCIAL DRIVE
the drive we have to establish relationships with other people. See affiliative drive; gregariousness.
SOCIAL REHABILITATION
1. The achievement of a higher level of social functioning in people with mental disorders or disabilities. 2. Achievement of…
STANDARD SCORE
the score that is obtained from an original score by subtracting the mean value of all scores in the batch…
STRESS REACTION
Is the abnormal or non-adaptive behaviour which can be seen in response to stress is called stress reaction. Stress causes…
SUBTHERAPEUTIC DOSE
Dosage of the medicine that will not provide desired result. sometimes done in order to get contrary result. basically not…
SURVEY RESEARCH
A method of the scientific research where the researcher tries to measure and evaluate condition of the community in relation…
TASK STRUCTURE
it is the structure in which the means to the end; everything is structured properly to perform a task. To…
SELF-ACTIVITY
The decision to carry out actions you have thought about yourself and not been told to do. Such activity is…
SELF-EXTENSION
an investment in ego where things are brought from outside the self that a person feels an affinity with. the…
SELF-STATEMENT MODIFICATION
a technique to change bad ideas about ourselves that have been uncovered in cognitive behaviour therapy. See self-instructional training.
SHORT-TERM THERAPY
therapy that is brief and relies on goal setting and active techniques. It may last as long as 10 -20…
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE
1. The acceptance of a person into a group. 2. The absence of social disapproval.
SOCIAL FACILITATION
when we improve our performance in a task when other people are present. This could be due to a heightened…
SOCIAL REPRESSION
Social repression is the act of controlling, subduing or suppressing people, groups and larger social aggregations by interpersonal means. Techniques…
SOMATIC THERAPY
Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type…
STANDARDIZATION GROUP
a sample group to establish the norms for the population it is representing. It is also known as standardization sample.…
STRESS TOLERANCE
In stressful conditions, a person's ability to do the task appropriately with minimal anxiety level is known as stress tolerance.…
SUCCESSIVE DISCRIMINATION
Used in conditioning behaviour this is a discrimination between stimuli presented one after the other.
SUSCEPTIBILITY
1. The vulnerability or increased likelihood of being affected by a disease or illness. 2. The capacity to feel deep…