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…
SALESMANSHIP
Salesmanship is viewed as a form of advertising, since its object is to show that a particular product or service…
SATYRIASIS (Satyrism)
A sexual deviation in males consisting of an excessive or insatiable desire for gratification.The terms “excessive” and “insatiable” are difficult…
SCHILDER, PAUL FERDINAND (1886-1940)
Schilder, noted chiefly for his studies of schizophrenia and the body image, was bom in Vienna and received his medical…
SAFETY BEHAVIOR
Behavior patterns carried out by a stressed person in order to reduce or avert a dreaded disaster. For instance, an…
SALIVARY REFLEX
Increase or decrease of the production of saliva from the salivary glands; may be a conditioned or unconditioned response to…
SANGUINE TYPE
Proposed by Roman physician Galen (129-215), one of the four types of constitution and temperament. Galen espoused the belief that…
SATURATION
Vividness of a color's hue; measures the degree to which a color differs from a gray of the same darkness…
SCALE OF PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS (SOPS)
Evaluation instrument in psychology, constructed to identify and analyze the initial stages of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Contains diagnosis…
SCATTERING
Form of cogitation identified by tangential or extraneous connections which may be indicated in inscrutable speech patterns . It is…
SCHEMATIC IMAGE
Mental image or depiction of a physical object made up of that object's most noticeable attributes. Once created, the is…
SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTION
Diagnosis for schizophrenic symptoms as described by Swiss-born psychiatrist Adolf Meyer (1866-1950). See also: reaction type.
SCHOOL GRADE
Representative mark provided for assessment of achievement within the classroom, usually a letter or number. Collection of pupils who are…
SCOTT, WALTER DILL
(1869-1955) One of the first applied psychologists, credited with meaningful contributions to marketing psychology and industrial personnel selection and administration.…
SEAMSTRESS'S CRAMP
Occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of people who sew and marked by lack of ability to carry out specific…