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SYMBOLIC PROCESS

process of thinking where certain ideas, pictures or other mental statement acts as intermediary of thought. This term is commonly

SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

It is one of the two divisions found in the autonomic nervous system while the other will be known as

SYMPTOM-CONTEXT METHOD

It is a system of getting the data about the symptoms, which take place in vivo, and in the psychotherapy

SYNCRETIC THOUGHT

the first and also the pre-logical stage of thinking where a child begins to think. a period which is characterized

SYNTAX

It is a group of the rules that are used to describe how the phrases and the words should be

SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION

It is a form of the behaviour therapy and it reduces the anxiety that it is associated with a certain

SENSORY ADAPTATION

a reduction in response to stimuli after a prolonged exposure. This adaptation may be specific or general one. What is

SEXUAL ASSAULT

a violent penetration of a person against their wishes. See rape.

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

Sexual dysfunction name is given to a number of sexual disorders seen in a sexual-response cycle. Some include hypoactive sexual

SEXUAL LIFESTYLE

a person's pattern of sexual behaviour in terms of partners, orientation and sexual activities. Sexual lifestyle reflects such influences as

SEXUAL TENSION

An anxious and restlessness that is associated with the sex drive and the normal release of sexual energy.

SHALLOW PROCESSING

Cognitive processing. A stimulus is processed on its superficial and perceptual features instead of its meaning. It produces shorter lasting

SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

It is a disorder where a person as the same delusion as a person he is living or has close

SHOCK-SHOCK INTERVAL (SS INTERVAL)

the interval between successive presentations of aversive stimulus with no set response seen.

SIBLICIDE

This means to kill your brothers and sisters and is often seen in bird populations where the first hatched bird

SIGN TRACKING

found in conditioning behaviour directed towards a stimulus that is paired with a reinforcer.

SILOK

a culture bound syndrome seen in the Philippines with symptoms similar to latah.

SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING

A sampling plan where the participants are chosen by a random procedure.

SINE WAVE

a mathematical expression of a trigonometric function of sine or cosine and is a function of time. It has only

SINISTRATION

This means in the left-hand direction.