Sleepdisorders

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SELF-TERMINATING SEARCH

A search that will end as soon as the target is found. Compare it with the exhaustive search.

SLEEP STAGES

4 cycle progression of electrical activity that is recorded by an EEC. Stage 1 is marked by drowsiness; stage 2…

SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

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

STATISTICS

Branch of mathematics that uses data descriptively and to infer and support answers to scientific questions.

SUBNORMAL

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

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-UNDERSTANDING

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

SLEEPER EFFECT

the impact of a persuasive message that increases over time. It involves close scrutiny of the message and a cue…

SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS

the ideal that social conditions are the major cause of mental and behavioural disorders.

STEREOTYPE

a set of generalisations about a group of people or a social category. It may correct or incorrect. Mostly, these…

SUBTEST

individual part of the test or test batch, that has distinctive subject.

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-WORTH

our evaluation of our self as being a worthwhile person.

SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE

a cycle of sleeping and wakefulness. It can be interrupted by a number of factors such as shift work, stress…

SOCIOLOGY

the study of the origin, development, form and organisation of a human society.

STIGMA

The characteristic of an individual that may develop a socially negative attitude towards the individual. This may be due to…

SUBTHERAPEUTIC DOSE

Dosage of the medicine that will not provide desired result. sometimes done in order to get contrary result. basically not…

TARGET POPULATION

the population used for a study.