RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM
Including relationships not based on blood or affinity, a system which recognizes interpersonal bonds within a society or culture.
RELEASE FROM PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE
Reclamation of the ability to easily recall items in one category after changing categories of information to be recalled.
RELIGIOUS FAITH
Strong belief in supernatural forces which control human destiny. Adhering to standards of conduct required by the religion. Belief in…
REMEMBRANCE
Act or process of remembering or a condition of being remembered. A retained mental impression. Commemoration of an individual within…
REMOTIVATION
Various therapies, usually in a group setting, applied to help withdrawn patients in mental care facilities regain communication, vocational, or…
REPEATABILITY
Ability of a test to repeatedly accrue the same result in subsequent measurements.
REPRESENTATIONAL CONSTRAINTS
Method whereby representations are believed to be hard-wired into the brain, making specific types of knowledge innate. Also known as:…
REPRESSIVE COPING STYLE
Maintenance of an unnaturally positive view through the minimization of problems or misfortunes. Diagnosis occurs when a combination of high…
RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA (RDC)
A collection of psychiatric diagnostic criteria originally published in the 1970s. These criteria allowed a diagnosis to be homogenous within…
RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia subtype listed in DSM-IV-TR, in which one or more episodes have occurred, but the occurrence of positive symptoms such…
RESOURCE TEACHER
Special education teacher; may work with gifted, handicapped, or other exceptional groups of children. May offer consultation with other educators.
RESPONSE SUPPRESSION
Lessening in the probability of a response owing to an experimental process.
RESTORATION THERAPY
Therapeutic method whose aim is to reestablish both structure and function in any system which has been damaged or become…
RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS)
Portion of the reticular formation, believed to play a major role in regulating arousal, alertness, and sleep-wake cycles.
RETINAL RODS
Photoreceptive cells located in the retina which are very sensitive to dim light. See also: retinal bipolar cells; scotopic vision.
RETROGRADE DEGENERATION
Decay in the body of a neuron after injury is sustained to its axon. Compare with: anterograde degeneration.