SURSUMVERGENCE
the deviation or turning upward of one eye relative to the other. See strabismus.
SUSTAINED OPERATIONS (SUSOPS)
Prolonged working timetable in demanding situations of urgency. These urgencies can lead to decreased productivity and lower work results. the…
SYMBOLIC REWARD
The prize that doesn't have significant material value but is nevertheless extremely valuable to a person receiving it. In psychology,…
SYNDROME OF OBSTINATE PROGRESSION
It is a syndrome where there is the continuous forward of the progression of the leg movement which may be…
SYSTEMATIC RATIONAL RESTRUCTURING
It is a system in the psychotherapy by which the client will be encouraged to think about the situations that…
SEX-POSITIVITY
Sex positivity is a positive attitude to sexual activity that is seen as a healthy relationship and from of self-expression.…
SEXUAL ATTRACTION
a first step in mating behaviour of many animals where stimuli are emitted to attract the opposite sex.
SEXUAL FANTASY
These are mental images we have or stories we make up about sex and partners.
SEXUAL METAMORPHOSIS
a delusional state where a person thinks they have been changed from one sex to the other.
SEXUALITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES (S1ECUS)
a non-profit organisation that promotes sex education and other information about sex and sexuality.
SHAM SURGERY
In experiments of surgical intervention, it mimics surgery but no parts are removed or altered. also known as shame operation.…
SHELDON'S CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY
theory saying that we all possess some degree of the 3 main temperamental components that make up the 3 body…
SHORTCUT KEY
a key that is designed to do more than one task and to activate the controls used frequently by going…
SIB-PAIR METHOD
a genetic technique to find the extent of inherited psychiatric factors among blood relatives as compared to the general population.…
SIGNAL DETECTION TASK
Signal detection task is a task involving trails with and without the target stimulus present. These tests provide objective measures…
SIMENON'S SYNDROME
condition of delusions where a false belief that you are loved by and have had an affair with a public…