SANGUINE TYPE
Proposed by Roman physician Galen (129-215), one of the four types of constitution and temperament. Galen espoused the belief that…
SATURATION
Vividness of a color's hue; measures the degree to which a color differs from a gray of the same darkness…
SCALE OF PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS (SOPS)
Evaluation instrument in psychology, constructed to identify and analyze the initial stages of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Contains diagnosis…
SCATTERING
Form of cogitation identified by tangential or extraneous connections which may be indicated in inscrutable speech patterns . It is…
SCHEMATIC IMAGE
Mental image or depiction of a physical object made up of that object's most noticeable attributes. Once created, the is…
SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTION
Diagnosis for schizophrenic symptoms as described by Swiss-born psychiatrist Adolf Meyer (1866-1950). See also: reaction type.
SCHOOL GRADE
Representative mark provided for assessment of achievement within the classroom, usually a letter or number. Collection of pupils who are…
SCOTT, WALTER DILL
(1869-1955) One of the first applied psychologists, credited with meaningful contributions to marketing psychology and industrial personnel selection and administration.…
SEAMSTRESS'S CRAMP
Occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of people who sew and marked by lack of ability to carry out specific…
SECOND MESSENGER
Chemical substance inside a cell that carries information farther along the signal pathway from the internal part of a membrane-spanning…
SECONDARY ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Affliction wherein a male is not capable of developing or sustaining a penile erection adequate for sexual intercourse, despite the…
SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY AREA (S2)
Refers to a portion of the parietal lobe within the cerebral cortex that is defined on the basis of multiple…
SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC INTOXICATION
Reversible disorder particular to the recent intake of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic drugs. It may include clinically important behavioral or…
SELECTION RATIO
Percentage of those qualified to be chosen for an objective that are actually chosen. In staff decisions, it is the…
SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION
Method employed in productive aging to adjust to physical and intellectual deficits related to growing older. Entails accentuating and reinforcing…