TOTAL PUSH THERAPY
A supportive approach originated by Abraham Myerson for the treatment of chronic schizophrenics and other patients confined to mental institutions.To…
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
A form of group psychotherapy originated by Eric Berne, which focuses attention on characteristic interactions between individuals and the “games”…
TRANSVESTISM (or) TRANSVESTI- TISM
A sexual deviation in which the individual dresses in the clothes of the opposite sex, usually for the purpose of…
TALION LAW
These terms refer to the idea of punishment or retaliation in kind: the “lex talionis.” This is the primitive and…
TALKING IT OUT
The free verbal expression of feelings and emotions“Talking it out,” in the usual sense of giving vent to what is…
TAY-SACHS DISEASE
A rare metabolic disorder characterized by an accumulation of lipid (fat) in the nerve cells of the brain, resulting in…
THORNDIKE, EDWARD LEE (1874- 1949)
Thorndike, a pioneer in educational psychology, was bom in Massachusetts, and received his B.A. degree at Wesleyan, his M.A. at…
TUKEY TEST OF ADDITIVITY
a statistical test of the analysis which there are no interactions in experimental models wherein there is just one person…
TWILIGHT STATE
a state of clouded awareness wherein the person is transiently not aware of their current environment, experiences fleeting auditory or…
TWO-WAY FACTORIAL DESIGN, TWO-FACTOR THEORY
1. a theory of avoidance learning positing that avoidance actions are due to two types of conditioning. To start, stimulants…
TYPE IV CELL
a form of cell presumed to be a stem cell for the cultivation of taste cells. Type IV cells consist…
TECTORIAL MEMBRANE
a portion of the organ of corti within the cochlea. It contains a semigelatinous membrane wherein the stereocilia of the…
TELIC CONTINUUM
a commonly J-shaped curve which depicts deliberate actions, plotting the degree of conformity to a mandated rule or standard.
TEMPORAL CONSTRUAL THEORY
a design postulating that individuals depend on significantly abstract symbolizations of future scenarios whenever rendering decisions for the distant future,…
TEMPORARY LESION
a non-lasting disturbance of the typical operating of a particular brain region within an organism. This is generated by an…
TENSION REDUCTION
relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.
TERMINAL DROP
a swift decline in mental skills just prior to death. The mental skills which seem to be most prone to…
TERTIARY PREVENTION
intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are…
TESTABILITY
noun. the level to which a hypothesis or theory is able of being assessed empirically.