SOCIAL PLANNING
Social planning is the development of plans and strategies in areas of education, public health and social services with the…
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NORM
a social standard that says we will help people in need. Compare reciprocity norm; social justice norm.
SOCIAL STATUS
a relative prestige, authority or privilege of a person or group. It can be determined by occupation, education, religion, ethnicity,…
SOCIAL-COGNITIVE THEORY
A theoretical framework where the functions of personality are explained by cognitive contents and processes acquired through social interaction.
SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
an organisation aiming to advance psychology by arranging conferences on experimental psychology.
SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS
the ideal that social conditions are the major cause of mental and behavioural disorders.
SOFT PSYCHOLOGY
a name for the areas of psychology that don't always use scientific methods to develop and apply techniques. For more…
SOMATIC DELUSION
Somatic delusion is a false belief that one or more organs are not working properly or are diseased. Even after…
SOMATOSTATIN
a hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus to inhibit the release of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.…
SOUL IMAGE
Carl Jung. The deeply unconscious part of our psyche composed of anima, female archetype and animus, male archetype.
SOURCE FACTORS
These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.
SPASTIC HEMIPARESIS
a partial paralysis on one side of the body with spasticity on the affected side.
SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR
1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.
SPEED TEST
1. A test to work out the number of problems a person can solve in a set period of time.…