SLEEP TALKING
s person talking while they are asleep that often happens in REM sleep and is not from a pathological cause.…
SLOW-WAVE SLEEP
a stage of sleep with delta waves that is controlled by serotonin rich cells in the brainstem. It has a…
SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT
Smoking cessation treatment is any action used to help a person stop smoking. It involves behavioural techniques, social support and…
SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAM
a planned and organised effort to alter an aspect of society, like animal rights. See social movement.
SOCIAL CHANGE
a process where the general structure of a society is changed. The Industrial revolution is a good example of this.…
SOCIAL DARWINISM
a theory of Charles Darwin who proposed that social relations develop in accordance with the principles of natural selection. It…
SOCIAL DRIVE
the drive we have to establish relationships with other people. See affiliative drive; gregariousness.
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
the evaluation of the social effect of a proposed construction project in its planning stage. It is based on potential…
SOCIAL ISOLATION SYNDROME
Animal experiments. A syndrome that is produced in animals by raising them in total isolation. It makes abnormal behaviour. Rocking,…
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often…
SOCIAL PUNISHMENT
any negative stimulus like shunning, emotional withdrawal or sign of disapproval. Compare social reinforcement.
SOCIAL SCALE
a system of assigning a person to a class or category based on occupation, wealth, lifestyle or education.
SOCIALITY COROLLARY
It is a concept that proposes a person's ability to communicate and interact with another person is due to the…
SOCIOCENTRISM
1. A need to put the needs and concerns of a social group or unit ahead of your own. 2.…
SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS
These are social conditions that our behaviour such as level of education, customs and morals.
SOCIOTROPY
a person's tendency to place an inordinate value on relationships over personal independence that will leave them vulnerable to depression…
SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
The part of our nervous system that is the sensory and motor neurons that innervate the sense organs and skeletal…
SOMBER-BRIGHT DIMENSION
a classification of artistic styles based on their emotional effects.