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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM

Social constructionism is associated with post-modernism when any knowledge of reality is in fact a construct of culture, language and

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

the gradual gaining of skills, relationships and attitudes that enables a person to interact in society.

SOCIAL FACTORS

These are the factors that affect our thought and behaviour in social situations. This includes feedback, splitting into smaller groups

SOCIAL INSTINCT

1. Desire for contact and a feeling of belonging in a social setting. 2. Psychology of Alfred Adler. The innate

SOCIAL MARKETING

the use of marketing techniques to elicit socially desirable behaviour.

SOCIAL PHENOMENON

the process or accomplishment from 2 or more interacting.

SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP

The sum of the social interactions between people over time. This can be a positive or a negative relationship. Momentary

SOCIAL SPEECH

when we use speech as way to communicate an idea to others. See socialised speech; egocentric speech.

SOCIAL WORKER

a person who is trained to deal with helping people and families. They have a degree and spend a lot

SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH

The international and interdisciplinary organisation that studies psychotherapy and all of its forms.

SOCIOGENETICS

the study of the origin and the development of societies.

SOCIONOMICS

the study of influences on a group that are not social but are from the environment and external sources. This

SOFT KEY

Ergonomics. A control key used to activate multiple functions that are determined by the state of the system.

SOMATIC ANXIETY

the level of reaction from our sympathetic nervous system we experience in a situation.

SOMATOPSYCHOSIS

1. The psychosis marked by delusions about a body part or a person's body. 2. Psychosis due to a physical

SOMNOLOGY

The study of sleep and its disorders.

SORT-RECALL TASK

used in memory research where items are sorted into groups and then are recalled.

SOURCE CREDIBILITY

the extent of a message being accurate and is determined by source expertise and trustworthiness. Its other name is source

SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA

a rare disorder of a person's voice with periods of vocal spasms, tight throat, and recurrent hoarseness. There is no

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Spatial relationships are the 3D relationships of objects in space, like relative position and distance apart. Also called spatial relations.