STIMULUS (literally “goad”)
In general terms, any event that initiates behavior; or more specifically, any energy change that activates a sense organ.The idea…
STIMULUS-STIMULUS ASSOCIATION (S-S Association, Sensory-Sensory Association)
A learned association between two stimuli.S-S associations are commonly formed when we learn to use one stimulus as a cue…
SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTIONS (THERAPY)
The treatment of schizophrenic reactions has undergone a drastic change in the past fifteen years. Insulin coma therapy, widely accepted…
SEXUAL DEVIATIONS (GENERAL)
There is considerable confusion about the definition of sexual deviation. One approach puts the primary emphasis on social disapproval, and…
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TESTS
Tests designed to appraise the abilities required for academic work, particularly in liberal arts colleges, teachers’ colleges, and engineering schools.Before…
SCOTOMA (literally, “dimness of vision”)
In psychiatry, a scotoma is, figuratively, a “mental blind spot.” This usage derives from the medical term for a blind…
SCREEN MEMORY (Cover Memory)
A consciously acceptable memory unwittingly used to cover or screen out an associated experience which would be painful or unacceptable…
SEGUIN, EDOUARD (1812-1880)
A psychologist as well as physician, Seguin was a pupil of the Parisian doctor Jean Itard, who became famous for…
SELF-CONCEPT TESTS
Personality tests designed to determine how the individual views himself—that is, the pattern of attitudes he entertains or assumes concerning…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (Senile Brain Disease, Senile Dementia)
A state of mental, emotional, and social deterioration resulting primarily from degeneration of the brain in old age; classified by…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (DELIRIOUS AND CONFUSED TYPE)
This syndrome occurs in either acute or chronic form and comprises about 10 per cent of senile psychoses.The acute and…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (DEPRESSED AND AGITATED TYPES)
In these cases, which represent less than 10 per cent of senile psychotic reactions, the patient becomes not only intellectually…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (PARANOID TYPE)
This is the most clearly defined type of senile psychosis, characterized by the gradual appearance of delusions with hallucinations, but…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (PRESBYOPHRENIC TYPE)
A senile reaction occurring primarily in women, and characterized by memory impairment, a jovial mood, and confabulation.Presbyophrenic patients are active,…
SENILE PSYCHOSIS (SIMPLE DETERIORATION TYPE)
This is the most common form of senile psychosis, comprising about 50 per cent of the entire group. The symptoms…
SENSITIVITY DISTURBANCES
A term used in this book to designate various conditions of reduced, exaggerated, or distorted sensitivity, either organic or functional…
SCHIZOID PERSONALITY (Schizo- thymic Personality)
A personality pattern disturbance characterized by shyness, introversion, and a tendency to avoid social contact and close relationships.The schizoid individual…
SENTENCE COMPLETION METHOD
A projective technique in which the subject completes a fragmentary sentence.The Sentence Completion Method is a further development of the…
SCHIZOPHRENIA (OTHER TYPES)
Many cases of schizophrenia cannot be classified into the four primary types (simple, paranoid, catatonic, hebephrenic) because the symptom picture…
SEPTAL AREA (Septal Region, Septum)
A region of the brain lying beneath the forward end of the corpus callosum, the connection between the two hemispheres.…