SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
These are programs offered by the social care institutions which are supposed to give the person possibility to take part…
SURFACE TRAITS
sum of 35 individual traits that can be directly observed from the patient's conduct. These traits are consistent with not…
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Darwinian idea noticeable in the evolution theory that only individuals that are best fit to survive in certain environment and…
SWITCH DEVICE
a control device allowing a person to operate an environmental control device. Read also the target device and control device…
SYMBOLIC FUNCTION
The process primarily described in relation to young children, from age 2 to 4, in which children can create mental…
SYMPTOM REMOVAL
Psychotherapy. eliminating symptoms by direct treatment without addressing the underlying issues. See surface therapy.
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
aggressive behaviour in animals by one sex to the other and is seen where males are larger than females.
SEXUAL INFANTILISM
a tendency of a person to engage in sexual behaviour that is characteristic of a small child. Sexual infantilism is…
SEXUAL REFLEX
1. Penile erection. 2. Vaginal secretion and lubrication. 3. Reflex activity of orgasm. 4. Elements of sexual behaviour that are…
SHADOW JURY
a group of people hired by a consultant to watch a trial and report their impressions of evidence.
SHAPE CODING
Used in ergonomics so a display by shape is easily distinguished from other displays. See control discriminability.
SHINKEISHITSU
a culture bound syndrome seen in Japan that features obsessions, perfectionism, ambivalence, social withdrawal and hypochondria. It is also seen…
SIGHTING LINE
a visual axis extending along a line from the point of fixation to the point of clearest vision on the…
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type…