SALIVARY GLAND
Glands present in the mouth which have ducts and produce saliva; also secrete amylase, an enzyme which breaks down into…
SAMPLING BIAS
Imperfection in sampling procedures which renders the resultant sample unrepresentative of the populace, thus potentially distorting study data.
SANGUE DORMIDO
Culturally linked condition described in Cape Verde Islanders, which has a broad range of neurological complaints, including blindness, convulsions, numbness,…
SATURATED TEST
In element study, any examination which has been proven to have good approximation with any given element.
SCALE DEVELOPMENT
Method by which a measurement instrument is constructed, validated, and standardized.
SCATTER DIAGRAM, SCAVENGING BEHAVIOR
The consuming of dead and decaying organic matter left behind by other animals. Many species such as hyenas, jackals and…
SCHEMA CHANGE METHODS
Strategies to modify intellectual, psychological, and physiological styles of meaning which individuals have produced regarding the self, another individual, interpersonal…
SCHIZOPHRENIC PERSONALITY
Another name for schizoid personality disorder or schizotypal personality disorder.
SCHOOL COUNSELING
Support, provided by or outside the school to pupils, family, and other caregivers, which focuses primarily on pupils' educational, individual,…
SECOND CHILDHOOD 1
Layman's terminology which is used to refer to the inclination of regression in the elderly to a childish mindset. Playfulness…
SECONDARY ENVIRONMENT
Surrounding which is supplementary or slightly significant in a person's existence and in which interpersonal interactions are relatively short and…
SECONDARY SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
Any kind of disruption in sexual function (see: sexual dysfunction) which is not long term or that takes place only…
SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC DEPENDENCE
In DSM-IV-TR, array of mental, behavioral, and physiological signs or symptoms suggesting continual consumption of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic drugs…
SELECTION PRESSURE
Way of measuring the degree with which natural selection prefers the existence of certain genotypes over certain others, which therefore…
SELECTIVE MUTISM
In DSM-IV-TR, an uncommon condition, generally, although not specifically, present in small children, distinguished by a chronic failure to talk…