SOCIAL SELF
1. The aspects of the self that are important to social relations. 2. A person's characteristic behaviour in social situations.…
SOCIAL THERAPY
the therapeutic and rehabilitive approaches that use the social structure to improve the interpersonal functioning of people.
SOCIALIZED DRIVE
drive that has been modified through social learning to achieve satisfaction.
SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
1. A viewpoint to mental health and health, politics, history and other areas of human experience that emphasises the environmental…
SOCIOMETER THEORY
theory stating that self-esteem is important as it is a measure of social appeal. High self-esteem will promote a person's…
SOCRATIC EFFECT
An expression of a belief tends to make a greater logical consistency in belief structures.
SOLOMON FOUR-GROUP DESIGN
an experimental design that is used to assess the effect of a pretested magnitude of treatment. [Richard L. Solomon (1919-1992),…
SOMESTHETIC DISORDER
A dysfunction of the somatosenses and difficulty in holding postural positions or a lack of pain sensitivity. These disorders are…
SOUND SPECTRUM
Sound spectrum is the representation of a sound in terms of composition and its frequency. It consists of frequency and…
SPACE ADAPTATION SYNDROME
motion sickness that affects astronauts who are unable to distinguish up and down.
SPATIAL DISORDER
disorder of our space perception that is often associated with a parietal lobe lesion.
SPECIAL FACTOR
an ability used in cognitive processes such as a mathematical ability. It was proposed in 1904 by British psychologist and…
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY (SLD)
major deficit in academic or scholastic skills that does not reach all learning areas but is limited to a certain…
SPECTATOR THERAPY
a beneficial effect on therapy group members by watching another therapy group with related or similar problems.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST
a person who helps people with speech and language difficulties.
SPEECH SYNTHESIZER
computer or device that can produce artificial speech from typed input or from written text.
SPERMATOGENESIS
the production of sperm in the seminiferous tubules. The process is controlled by secretions of the pituitary gland. This process…
SPIKE-AND-WAVE DISCHARGES
a brain wave pattern on an EEC typical of absence seizures. There is a sharp spike followed by a low…