SELF-ESTEEM
the degree to which the qualities contained in our self-concept are seen to be positive. It reflects a person's image…
SELF-STATEMENT MODIFICATION
a technique to change bad ideas about ourselves that have been uncovered in cognitive behaviour therapy. See self-instructional training.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on…
SOCIAL APPROVAL
the positive appraisal and acceptance of a person by a social group. It can include compliments, praise, etc. Compare it…
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and…
SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
the retreat from society and interpersonal relationships that can be accompanied by in difference and aloofment. It can be associated…
SPURIOUS CORRELATION
the situation where variables are correlated through their common relationship with one or more other variables but not through a…
STIMULUS SUBSTITUTION
Is when one stimulus takes the place of another stimulus and response is similar in both. In Pavlov
SUBLIMATION
In the psychoanalytic theory, it is a defence method which result from the unacceptable aggressive and sexual drivers but it…
SUPPORT GROUP
Group that contains individuals with similar problems, who meet on a regular basis to share problems and get support and…
TANGENTIALITY
it is a condition in which person experienced flight of ideas and unable to focus on main point. The inability…
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
The realisation of what you are capable of. Also called self-realisation. See humanistic psychology; Maslow's Motivational Hierarchy. By doing this,…
SELF-FOCUS
1. An ability a person has to direct conscious attention on themselves, thoughts, desires and emotions. 2. A person's ability…
SIMPLE EFFECTS
Seen in factorial design this is the comparison of group means of one factor at a set level of the…
SOCIAL BREAKDOWN SYNDROME
a pattern sees in people who have been institutionalised by mental illness or in prisons. They can withdraw, show apathy,…
SOCIAL LIMITATION
restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to…
SOCIAL ZONE
Actually, social zone is a zone of distance between 2 people like an attorney and his client. You can compare…
STAGES OF CHANGE
The 5 steps to bring a change in health behaviour: precontemplation; contemplation; preparation; action; maintenance. Referred as transtheoratical model. It…
STRANGULATED AFFECT
Is the physical symptom that is seen when a person inhibits a normal discharge of emotion. This theory was advanced…