SACRED DISEASE
Ancient Greek designation for epilepsy, which they thought to be indicative of divine communication.
SALTATORY CONDUCTION
The form of nerve impulse conduction in which the impulse jumps from one Ranvier's node to the next, rather than…
SAMPLING PLAN
Method of specifying the means by which participants will be chosen for analysis, especially in a survey-type study.
SAVINGS METHOD, RELEASE
The liberation of anxiety in a mental, physical, or emotional sense, which may then lead to relaxation and reduction of…
SCANLON PLAN
A type of business plan wherein cost reduction or improved efficiency translates to higher profitability which is then shared throughout…
SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY
Argument posed wherein the experience and identification of specific emotional conditions are a function of physiological arousal, as well as…
SCHIZOID DISORDER OF CHILDHOOD OR ADOLESCENCE
In DSM-IV-TR, mental disorder distinguished by the absence of good friends besides relatives or very isolated children, lack of interest…
SCHIZOPHRENOGENIC PARENTS
Parents who are believed to cause schizophrenia in their children due to their harmful influence. No longer considered valid, this…
SCHOOL-ACTIVITY RECORD
History of an individual's involvement in the sporting activities, groups, and interscholastic and intramural pursuits of a university or educational…
SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological information, methods, and approaches which have been produced and authenticated using the scientific method, and rely on objective assessment…
SCREEN READER
Software for the visually impaired that reads the contents of a computer screen, converting the text to speech. Screen readers…
SEASHORE RHYTHM TEST
Neuropsychological evaluation wherein an individual listens to a soundtrack of pairs of rhythmic models and denotes whether these are identical…
SECONDARY CARE
Provision of a specialized medical service by a physician specialist or a hospital on referral by a primary care physician.…
SECONDARY MOOD DISORDER
Mood dysfunction which takes place within the framework of a primary dysfunction, and whose symptoms might be engendered by the…
SECONDARY TERRITORY
Area regularly made use of by an individual or group of people who do not have sole possession or control…
SECURE ATTACHMENT
Beneficial parent-child relationship, wherein the child exhibits assurance any time the mother or father is available, demonstrates minor stress whenever…
SEGMENTATION
Process of behavior adjustment wherein a complicated progression of behavior patterns is broken into components to make sure the patient…