RESERVE CAPACITY
Discrepancy between a subject's maximal ability to perform a given psychological exercise and the actual performance of that exercise.
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
ROMANTIC LOVE
Love relationship wherein intimate affection and passionate fervor are key components. While the adored party is commonly appreciated and frequently…
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
Also known as the projective method, projective technique is any personality assessment process that uses a fixed series of random…
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
The conduct of therapy using classic psychoanalysis. It is basically one-on-one interactions between therapist and client examining unconscious motives and…
PSYCHOLOGY
Originally a philosophy, now recognized as study of the mind represented by various disciplines and research including experimental, biological and…
PUBLIC SELF
The public self is the view of oneself by others as conveyed through public information, public action and interaction with…
RATIONALIZATION
An explanation in which apparently logical reasons are given to justify unacceptable behavior. In psychoanalytical theory, such an outlook is…
RECIPROCAL INHIBITION
The therapeutic technique that attempts to replace an undesired response with a more desirable one by counter conditioning. It requires…
RELATIONSHIP ROLE
Identifiable role taken on by a member of a group in order to achieve interpersonal harmony within the group. Also…
RESILIENCE
The ability to adapt or rebound quickly from change, illness, or bad fortune. Also known as: psychic resilience; psychological resilience.…
REVOLVING-DOOR PHENOMENON
Patient being readmitted to institutions or facilities, usually due to discharge prior to adequate recovery.
RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST
Psychological projective examination in which a subject's interpretations of a series of bilaterally symmetrical inkblots are studied as in indicator…
SECONDARY AGING
Variance because of biological maturation, but hastened as a result of disease and poor health practices (no exercise, smoking, excess…
PSYCHOCHEMISTRY
The science that examines the relationship between chemicals, behavior and psychological processes. It is the study of chemical influence on…