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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.

SITUATIONAL HOMOSEXUALITY

Situational homosexuality is the developing of same sex sexual behaviour where there is no opportunity for a heterosexual relationship. For

SIZE DISCRIMINATION

our ability to see different sizes of objects. When vision is impaired it is a tactile response.

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF)

Skilled nursing facility is an approved and licensed facility that gives continuous care to patients. You read also continuing care

SLEEP DISORIENTATION

Sleep disorientation is the state of being half awake or half asleep with no normal orientation with the mind in

SLEEP TERROR DISORDER

a sleep disorder worse than a nightmare where we wake up disoriented, in panic or with extreme anxiety. They last

SLSOPS

Acronym for sustained operations.

SMOOTH MUSCLE

any muscle that is not striated that can stay contracted for a long period of time such as blood vessels,