REFLECTIVE
Descriptive of an individual given to making decisions only after meditation or contemplation. Typified by quiet thought or contemplation. A…
REFRACTION
Light or sound wavelengths passing from one medium to another are bent, affecting the way they are perceived.
REGRESSION DIAGNOSTICS
Set of procedures used to assess the validity of a regression analysis model.
RELAPSE-PREVENTION MODEL
Cognitive-behavioral model used to predict the relapse rate when a behavior trends toward the unhealthy during a duration of behavior…
RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
A feeling of deprivation occurring when one compares themselves to another, regardless of objective reality. Se also: social comparison theory.
RELEASE THERAPY
Pediatric psychotherapy employed in the treatment of children suffering stress and anxiety from a specific event. Therapy used to alleviate…
REM BEHAVIOR DISORDER (RBD)
Disorder which allows motor activity during the REM stage of sleep, often resulting in the physical enactment of a dream…
REMINISCENCE THERAPY
Utilization of written or oral life histories in order to enhance psychological well-being.
REPETITION
Duplicate display of educational materials which need to be learned or stored in memory.
REPRESENTATIONAL THOUGHT
Mental cognizance which relies on the use of symbols, including language, images, and other symbology.
REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION
Part or all of the process necessary to create a new organism from parent organisms.
RESENTMENT
Sense of enmity, acrimony, and malevolence caused by a perceived insult or injury.
RESISTANCE
Act or instance of resisting; having the ability to resist. In psychology, the process by which the ego refuses to…
RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA (RSA)
Routine propensity of the heart rate to climb or slow synchronous, though slightly out of rhythm, with the rate of…
RESPONSE INTEGRATION
Procedure of bringing together simple reflexes and motions to form more sophisticated responses.
RESPONSE-SHOCK INTERVAL (R-S INTERVAL)
Time period whereby each response delays an aversive stimulus.
RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION
Diminution of exposure to an organism of ambient external stimulus.