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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.

SOCIOCUSIS

a loss of hearing from noises we live in every day.

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

SOLUTE

A substance that is dissolved in a solvent and forms a solution.

SOMATOFORM DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

a category of disorders with unexplained physical symptoms that don't fall into a somatoform disorder.

SOMESTHETIC STIMULATION

The stimulation of cutaneous, kinaesthetic and visceral receptors.

S-O-R

Shortened form of stimulus-organism-response. This emphasises the role of the organism and its drive and characteristics. The model is applied

SOUND-LEVEL METER

Sound level meter is a device that measures sound pressure and is expressed in decibels. The sound pressure is transduced

SPACE FACTOR

hypothesised ability that accounts for some people being better to perceive spatial relations. This factor may relate with the individual

SPATIAL FREQUENCY

the number of elements that repeat in a pattern over a certain distance. For more understanding, you may study contrast

SPECIAL NEEDS

the requirements of a person with a physical, mental, emotional or financial disability. Special needs vary from person to person.

SPECIFIC PHOBIA

an anxiety disorder that used to be called a simple phobia that was marked by a persistent fear of an

SPECTRAL ABSORPTION

The ability of different chemicals to absorb different wavelengths of light. This can be determined by passing lights of almost

SPEECH AREA

the area of our cerebral cortex that deals with speech. The speech areas are situated in the left hemisphere in

SPEECH THERAPY

Any therapies and remedies used to improve speech function.