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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Branch of applied medicine which researches the body's natural ability to self-heal, as well as the means by which self-healing

REGRESSIVE RECONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH

Psychotherapeutic method where the subject is pushed to relive traumatic events (and to re-experience the emotional intensity of those events)

REIFICATION

To regard an abstraction as something concrete or material; a conversion of abstract concepts into a material or concrete existence.

REITAN-KLOVE SENSORY PERCEPTUAL EXAMINATION

A component of the Halsted-Reitan Neuropshychological Battery, measures visual, tactile, and auditory sensory function bilaterally on the subject's body. Also

RELATIONAL RESEARCH

Ascertaining the potency of a relationship in relation to two or more variables.

RELAXATION TECHNIQUE

Therapeutic approach which aims to reduce stress or encourage relaxation.

RELIEF

Feeling of gladness that an unpleasant or painful thing has not occurred or has ceased. Mitigation of distress or pain.

REMEDIAL READING

Educational process which helps a student transition from reading skills that are far below average to a more acceptable level

REMOTE MASKING

Concealment of an auditory signal by means which are a much higher frequency than the signal itself. See also: auditory

REPARAMETERIZATION

Redefining necessary or complete parameters within a model to reduce technical problems in the outcome of a general linear model.

REPLICATION PLANE

In attempting to replicate a study, a plane developed by crossing the study with its effect size.

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.