RELATIONAL SHIFT
A change occurring through development of analogical thinking wherein a child focuses less on perceived similarities and more on relational…
RELAXATION THERAPY
Using an approach of relaxation techniques to enhance the relief of emotional tension. Also known as: therapeutic relaxation. See also:…
REMEDIAL THERAPY
Process which assists an individual to increase function in a previously below-average skill. Also known as: remedial training.
REMOTE MEMORY
Recollection of events and details from the distant past. See also: long term memory.
REPORTABILITY
Psychological events which have a high enough quality to be reported by the subject experiencing them. Standard measure of the…
REPRESSION PROPER
Called afterexpulsion by Sigmund Freud, a type of repression in which experiences or wishes that have been in the conscious…
RESOURCE AWARENESS
Comprehension by a professional (therapist, counselor, etc.) of the services available to assist a patient within the community.
RESPONSE AMPLITUDE
A measure of the degree of a response, particularly within a conditioning framework.
RESPONSE SET
Inclination to provide answers to queries in a methodical way, regardless of the content of the question. See also: response…
RESTITUTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION
Achieving normal psychological or cognitive functioning following decline due to a brain injury. See also: recovery of function.
RETENTION CURVE
Chart which represents an individual's recollection of information during a period of time. Also known as: memory curve. See also:…
RETINAL IMAGE
Variable resolution image which takes shape on the retina as the eye focuses on an object.
RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE
When learning fresh content, the interference which inhibits the capacity to recall content or actions formerly studied, particularly in the…
RETT SYNDROME
Especially presenting in female children, a degenerative disorder which becomes apparent between six and eighteen months of age wherein the…
REVERSIBLE FIGURE-GROUND
Perceptual changes of which specific elements make up the figure, and which make up the background in indeterminate figures like…