Substance Abuse Disorders

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SELF-REFLECTION

The examination and contemplation of our thoughts and actions. Look on the reflective consciousness.

SEQUENCE EFFECT

seen in repeated measures designs and is the effect of treatments being carried out in a set order.

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 INCENTIVE

an inducement to behave in an approved way that involves offering interpersonal rewards like acceptance, inclusion, approval that quality of

SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT

a positive interpersonal stimulus like verbal praise, smile, touch or a sign of approval. Compare social punishment. See reinforcement.

SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS

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

STANDARD SCORE

the score that is obtained from an original score by subtracting the mean value of all scores in the batch

STIMULUS-BOUND

Describes the behavior that occurs as a response to specific stimuli. To describe the behavior that occurs in response to

SUBLIMATION

In the psychoanalytic theory, it is a defence method which result from the unacceptable aggressive and sexual drivers but it

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-ACTIVITY

The decision to carry out actions you have thought about yourself and not been told to do. Such activity is

SELF-DIFFERENTIATION

a tendency to see recognition for your own [personality and uniqueness in a group. To find out how I am

SELF-REGULATION

how we control our behaviour by self-monitoring desires as well as the desirable behaviour. Read about the self-control; self-management. Self-

SEQUENTIAL EFFECT

Choice-reaction tasks. It is the influence of a preceding trial on the performance of the current trail.

SINGLE-CASE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

a repeated measures design where a single person, group or sampling unit is observed over time. Also called intrasubject replication

SOCIAL CONTEXT

These are general environment or circumstances that are the social framework for interpersonal and individual behaviour.

SOCIAL INFLUENCE

an influence by a group in a social situation that has an influence on a person's behaviour. Social influence is

SOCIAL RESISTANCE

1. Group opposition to economic, political and social actions and policies of a society or government. 2. The subgroup opposition