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SOMATIC DELUSION

Somatic delusion is a false belief that one or more organs are not working properly or are diseased. Even after

SOMATOSTATIN

a hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus to inhibit the release of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.

SONANT

1. A vowel or a voiced con capable of forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable. 2. A

SOUL IMAGE

Carl Jung. The deeply unconscious part of our psyche composed of anima, female archetype and animus, male archetype.

SOURCE FACTORS

These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.

SPASTIC HEMIPARESIS

a partial paralysis on one side of the body with spasticity on the affected side.

SPATIAL VISION

seeing patterns and details in images.

SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR

1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.

SPECTRUM LEVEL

the spectral density of sound expressed in decibels.

SPEECH IMPEDIMENT

general speech impairment or disorder.

SPEED TEST

1. A test to work out the number of problems a person can solve in a set period of time.

SPHINCTER

the ring shaped muscle that closes a body opening.

SPINAL CORD INJURY

This refers to any damage to the spinal cord caused by sudden or progressive external force. Read also incomplete spinal

SPIRITUAL FACTOR

Any religious, moral or mystical belief that can influence behaviour emotions and thoughts.

SPMSQ

Abbreviation for short portable mental status questionnaire.

SPONTANEOUS TRAIT INFERENCE

a judgement about a person's personality traits that are made automatically with no conscious intent.

SPORTSMANSHIP

a concern for the rules and acting in a positive way to promote sport. The nature depends on the kind

S-S LEARNING MODEL

a stimulus-stimulus learning model that uses cognitive skills to form associations between stimuli. roi- man

STAGE 2 SLEEP

a stage of sleep with regular bursts of 14 to 18 Hz waves. Read the sleep stages also.