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SOMATOSENSORY AREA

It is an area of the cerebral cortex that can be mapped by evoked potentials to reveal corresponding points to

SOMNOPHILIA

A now obsolete term for the sexual arousal of walking in on a sleeping person.

SOTOS SYNDROME

an inherited condition with distinctive facial features, a cerebral disorder, mental retardation, increased birth weight and early growth. Some symptoms

SOURCE EXPERTISE

The extent that a source of a persuasive message is seen to be knowledgeable about the messages topic.

SPASMODIC FIXATION

1. the fixation of on an object until it is removed. 2. It can relate to a spasm or increased

SPATIAL SUMMATION

Spatial summation is a neural impulse propagated by 2 or more post synaptic potentials that occur at the same time

SPECIES

a basic unit of biological taxonomy that groups organisms that are able to interbreed and have fertile offspring.

SPECIFICITY DOCTRINE OF TRAITS

This proposes that traits of personality are expressed in respect to classes of social context rather than global situations.

SPECTRUM

1. The distribution of electromagnetic energy over different wavelengths. 2. The wide range of linked things to one thing. In

SPEECH IMPAIRMENT

These are any problems we have with producing speech.

SPEED

a slang term for amphetamine.

SPHERICITY

An assumption in data analysis that when a person is measured on more than one occasion the answers will be

SPINAL CORD DISEASE

any condition that is caused by infection, injury or defect of the spinal cord.

SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY

This was an attempt to catch the spirits of the dead by using photography. Many early examples were fraudulent and

SPLITTING

a primitive defence mechanism where objects that evoke anxiety are dealt with by compartmentalising the negative and positive emotions. It

SPONTANEOUS SPEECH

Speech without responding to a direct question.

SPORTS MEDICINE INJURY CHECKLIST (SMIC)

Sports medicine injury checklist is a guide to assess a sport injury that lists factor in acute phase, chronic phase

SS INTERVAL

The abbreviation for shock-shock interval.

STAGE 1 SLEEP

the initial stage of sleep with low amplitude waves with an irregular frequency. Read sleep stages for clarity.

STAMMERING

a form of stuttering.