SYMBOLIC MODE
phase of mental development in which presentation of ideas through symbols enables children to learn about the world around them:…
SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT
the treatment which is directed to cure the distressing symptoms in the mental health. It is different from the treatment…
SYNTACTICAL APHASIA
This features errors in the combinations of words in sentences. Also called cataphasia. See agrammatism.
SYSTEM MODEL OF EVALUATION
It a method that is used to assess the effectiveness of the organization in terms of people who need to…
SELF-INSIGHT
the understanding yourself in some depth and can be goal or a desired outcome from many sorts of psychotherapy. See…
SEXUAL APATHY
showing a lack of interest in sexual activity. See hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
SEXUAL DISORDER
any impairment in behaviour or function. See sexual and gender identity disorders.
SEXUAL LATENCY
Psychoanalytic theory. The time from 6 years of age to puberty when we have no interest in sex.
SEXUAL SELECTION
Sexual selection is a theoretical mechanism for the developing of anatomical and behavioural differences between the two sexes. It was…
SHAKOW, DAVID
US psychologist, 1901 to 1981. He did research into motor performance of people with schizophrenia. He also worked to professionalise…
SHARED ENVIRONMENT
Behaviour genetic analysis. Aspects of the environment that people living together will share and make be more similar than just…
SHOCK PROBATION
the term applied to a jail sentence that id designed to shock a young person into doing the right thing…
SIALORRHEA
where a person produces an excess of saliva and can occur in Parkinson's disease and from taking clozapine.
SIGN SYSTEM
Sign system is an epithet for psychotherapy that highlights the dependence of the discipline on language. This system was basically…
SIMPLE FACTORIAL DESIGN
an experimental design where 2 or more levels of each variable are observed in combination 2 or more levels of…
SIMULTANEOUS DISCRIMINATION
Used in conditioning. Being able to discriminate between 2 simultaneous stimuli.