RETROPULSION
Locomotion occurring in a backward fashion, marked by short steps. Usually seen in patients with Parkinson's disease.
REVERSAL THEORY
A method of explaining the emotion, personality, and motivation inherent in the relationship which exists between performance and arousal.
REWARD POWER
Capability to be influential which is founded on the aptitude to pledge delivery of coveted rewards.
RIGID FAMILY
Familial structure wherein rules are not questioned, and no lenience to those rules exists. May result in behavioral or emotional…
RISK-ASSESSMENT MATRIX
Technique in which a table is employed to order hazards based on the probability of the occurrence of a hazard,…
ROBERTS SYNDROME
Hereditary syndrome, transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait, associated with imperfect formation of the long bones of the body, phocomelia or…
ROKEACH DOGMATISM SCALE
Designed to assess the extent to which an individual's belief systems are open or closed, as well as their levels…
RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST
Psychological projective examination in which a subject's interpretations of a series of bilaterally symmetrical inkblots are studied as in indicator…
ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE PLAY (R K T PLAY)
Energetic type of locomotion or playing, including chasing, grappling, and horseplay, which is common in childhood and identified more often…
RULE LEARNING
Pertaining to psychology studies, the method wherein an individual steadily gains understanding of a set but unstated criterion that defines,…
RURAL ENVIRONMENT
Surroundings generally identified by open terrain and limited habitation; distant from metropolitan areas and urban centers; with an economic system…
RACIAL IDENTITY
An individual's sense of having their identity defined by belonging to a particular race or ethnic group. The strength of…
RADICULITIS
The inflammation of a spinal root. Symptoms include loss of sensation and weakness in the body part served by the…
RANDOMIZED BLOCK DESIGN
A design in research where participants are classified into groups on the basis of an experimenter controlled variable. Participants within…
RAPE COUNSELING
Professional guidance and support for victims rape and sexual assault. Counseling addresses the trauma of the event and is designed…