Schizophrenia

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SUPPRESSIVE THERAPY

Type of therapy that is supposed to enforce patients individual protective mechanisms that act as a way of suppression, stronger.

TARDIVE DYSKINESIA

the onset of this movement disorder is experienced when continuous use of antipsychotic drug is discontinued. Patients having Mood disorder

SELF-ASSERTION

the act of putting forward your own opinions or to express your needs, rights and wishes. In this way person

SELF-IMAGE

how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.

SELF-UNDERSTANDING

Attain the insight into your attitudes, motives, defences, reactions, weaknesses and strengths. Also called self-awareness.

SIMULTANEOUS CONDITIONING

Pavlovian technique where conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus are presented at the same time.

SOCIAL CODE

These are the rules and standards that a community adheres to.

SOCIAL MALADJUSTMENT

1. The inability to develop a satisfying relationship. 2. A lack of social finesse and tact. 3. A breakdown in

SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

1. A viewpoint to mental health and health, politics, history and other areas of human experience that emphasises the environmental

STAGNATION

the staying in one stage.

STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING

Is a type of sampling conducted randomly within different strata of the population; the sample obtained is known as stratified

SUBNORMAL

to refer to something which is below the expected or normal level. The term is no longer used to refer

SURFACE TRAITS

sum of 35 individual traits that can be directly observed from the patient's conduct. These traits are consistent with not

TARGET BEHAVIOR

certain behaviour that has been chosen for modification.

SELF-AWARENESS

1. see self-understanding. 2. seen in animal behaviour. To know about one's self. Human beings are more likely to be

SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR

the intention to harm you.

SELF-WORTH

our evaluation of our self as being a worthwhile person.

SINGLE BLIND

an experiment procedure where the people involved don't know of the treatment, manipulation or type drug administered. Compare double blind;

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

a skill a person has in interpersonal relationships with the ability to handle different situations.

SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often