SKIN POPPING
a slang term for injecting an opium substance under the skin and not into a vein.
SLEEP HYGIENE
These are techniques for people suffering from insomnia. These patterns are to make sleep better, like less caffeine during the…
SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE
a cycle of sleeping and wakefulness. It can be interrupted by a number of factors such as shift work, stress…
SNAKE PHOBIA
a persistent and irrational fear of snakes that was called ophidiophobia. See animal phobia.
SOCIAL ANCHORING
basing your attitudes, actions and values on the position by taken by other people. Social anchoring implies a person's lack…
SOCIAL DEPRIVATION
1. The lack of opportunity for social experiences. 2. A limited access to a society's resources. See cultural deprivation.
SOCIAL ENGINEER
1. A person who plans social policy and organises community action programs to fix problems. 2. A person attempting to…
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
These are the processes that cause a person to change their thoughts and feelings. See in formational influence; interpersonal influence;…
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and…
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
the set of social relationships that are among members of a group or society that determine the structure of the…
SOCIAL RECOVERY
the recovering of a highly functional mental state by social therapy and improving social skills.
SOCIAL SERVICES
1. Government and non-government agency provided services that improve social welfare for people in need. 2. Government services that will…
SOCIAL TRANSMISSION
the transferring of customs down the generations. See heritage; social heritage.
SOCIALLY SENSITIVE RESEARCH
research that is liable to open debate and emotional responses among members of a community.
SOCIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
An investigation in to the structural properties in a group focusing on the patterns of like and dislike. See sociometry.
SODIUM PUMP
a membrane protein that actively transports sodium ions out of a cell against the common gradient. In each cycle, this…