SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTION
Diagnosis for schizophrenic symptoms as described by Swiss-born psychiatrist Adolf Meyer (1866-1950). See also: reaction type.
SCHOOL GRADE
Representative mark provided for assessment of achievement within the classroom, usually a letter or number. Collection of pupils who are…
SCOTT, WALTER DILL
(1869-1955) One of the first applied psychologists, credited with meaningful contributions to marketing psychology and industrial personnel selection and administration.…
SEAMSTRESS'S CRAMP
Occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of people who sew and marked by lack of ability to carry out specific…
SECOND MESSENGER
Chemical substance inside a cell that carries information farther along the signal pathway from the internal part of a membrane-spanning…
SECONDARY ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Affliction wherein a male is not capable of developing or sustaining a penile erection adequate for sexual intercourse, despite the…
SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY AREA (S2)
Refers to a portion of the parietal lobe within the cerebral cortex that is defined on the basis of multiple…
SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC INTOXICATION
Reversible disorder particular to the recent intake of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic drugs. It may include clinically important behavioral or…
SELECTION RATIO
Percentage of those qualified to be chosen for an objective that are actually chosen. In staff decisions, it is the…
SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION
Method employed in productive aging to adjust to physical and intellectual deficits related to growing older. Entails accentuating and reinforcing…
SAFETY DEVICE
Any mental shield employed by an individual which offers a means of protection of self from external or internal threats,…
SALIVATION
Process by which saliva is excreted from the salivary glands; usually a reflex response to food or food stimuli.
SAMPLING ERROR
Degree to which a sample is not characteristic of the populace from which it was subsequently taken. Variance in the…
SATURATION SCALE
Index referencing the purity of a color in a range from standard gray to the most vivid and pure variation…
SCALE REPRODUCIBILITY
Extent to which participant's overall scores on an aggregate scale suggest they have affirmed all parts in the scale which…