REPERTORY GRID
Interview technique using factor analysis for determination of ideographic measures of personality. Inferences about personality can be made, but it…
REPRESENTATIONAL STAGE
According to Jean Piaget, the duration of mental development which starts with the preoperational stage and concludes with the concrete…
REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE
Incomplete sexual or asexual reproduction; a failure to produce viable offspring.
RESEARCH SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST
Psychologist trained in nonclinical aspects of the psychology of human mobility relative to sports. Main focus is the study of…
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Respiratory disorder occurring in newborn infants wherein the lungs fail to inflate properly because of a lack of natural surfactant…
RESPONSE HIERARCHY
Arrangement of responses in the order in which they are anticipated to be elicited by a particular stimulus, or deemed…
RESPONSE-ORIENTED SYSTEM
Psychological philosophy which highlights responses as the main objective of primary study. See also: act psychology; S-R psychology.
RESTRICTED AFFECT
Subdued spectrum or force of emotional expression. See also: flat affect.
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP)
Affecting premature infants, a disorder of the retina which may cause total retinal detachment and blindness.
RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA
Occurring primarily in premature infants, disorder involving the tissues located behind the eye's lens, distinguished by the existence of a…
REVOLVING-DOOR PHENOMENON
Patient being readmitted to institutions or facilities, usually due to discharge prior to adequate recovery.
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Rights embodied in the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities which state that…
RISK TAKING
Behavioral standard of participating in very dangerous or hazardous activities, often correlated with drug addiction, gambling, and unsafe sexual practices.…