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REIZ LIMEN (RL)

From the German language, meaning

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:

RELIGION

Social articulation of beliefs in higher powers, most often exercised within the public arena. May include attending church or other

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.

REPARATION

A process of making amends for a wrong; expiation.

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

RES EXTENSA

From Latin and often translated "as".

RESIDUAL

In psychology, the aftereffect of an experience which may influence the latent behavior of the subject. Any part which remains

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