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…
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 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.
SIGN TRACKING
found in conditioning behaviour directed towards a stimulus that is paired with a reinforcer.
SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
A sampling plan where the participants are chosen by a random procedure.