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…
RHABDOMANCY
Dowsing with a rod or wand for water, treasure, or minerals, using a forked tree branch.
RHYTHMIC STIMULATION
Automated reaction of a pulsating light distinguished by harmonization of the electroencephalogram pattern to the pulse frequency.
RIGHT TO TREATMENT
A legal right, recognized at various tiers of government, which guarantees that individuals with disabilities or dysfunctions (typically chronic, prolonged,…
RISK ASSESSMENT
Determination of potential threat which could be posed by an individual upon their release from custody wherein the individual has…
RITE OF PASSAGE
Ceremony signifying an event in an individual's life which indicates transition from one stage to the next, beginning in adolescence…
ROCK V ARKANSAS
A 1987 court case leading to a judgment by the United States Supreme Court, declaring it a violation of due…