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…
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…
SAFE COMPARTMENT
Wherein a training container or equipment possesses dual compartments, the compartment which has not been correlated to a harsh stimulus.
SAMPLE SPACE I
Set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable. In an elementary approach to…
SCALABILITY
Attribute of a factor which allows it to be fitted into a whole series of scores or values.
SCATOPHILIA
Absorbing interest in feces or filth, particularly a paraphilia in which sexual arousal or activity is linked to feces.
SCHEFFE TEST
Post hoc examination of statistics which allows comparison of the difference between means in the analysis of variance.
SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS
In DSM-IV-TR, these disorders are reclassified as subtypes of schizophrenia. These include catatonic type (see: catatonic schizophrenia), disorganized type (see:…
SCICNTIFIC MANAGEMENT
Concept of administration that assessed and synthesized work flows. The primary goal was increasing fiscal performance, particularly labor efficiency. It…
SCOTOPIC STIMULATION
Type of visual stimulation, using dim targets, which is typically designed to stimulate the retinal rod system in particular. Compare…
SECKEL'S BIRD-HEADED DWARFISM
Autosomal recessive condition characterized by growth and mental retardation, a beak-like nose, micrognathism, microcephaly, prominent maxilla and eyes, hypertelorism, strabismus,…