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…
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…
TECTAL NUCLEUS
any of specific nuclei residing in the superior and inferior colliculus within the dorsal portion of the midbrain. They perform…
TEMPORAL CONDITIONING
a process in Pavlovian conditioning wherein the unconditioned stimulant is shown at regular intervals, but not being joined by any…
TEMPORARY COMMITMENT
emergency indeliberate hospitalization of a patient with a cognitive disorder for a limited time to observe or treat them.
TENSION LAW
a concept postulating that any veering away from an organism's optimal degree of exterior circumstances generates a state of tension.
TERMINAL CARE
services for individuals with terminal sickness, now generally rendered by hospices, that might be either freestanding units or joined with…
TEST SOPHISTICATION
familiarity with a specific test or kind of test, that may impact the score achieved on future tests.
TETARTANOPIA
noun. An uncommon type of color blindness marked by trouble in differentiating between blue and yellow. Luminosity perception is normal,…
THEOBROMINE
noun. a methylxanthine alkaloid which takes place organically within the seeds of the cocoa plant. Theobromine is anatomically alike to…
THEORY THEORY
any design of mental growth which mixes neonativism and constructivism, postulating that mental growth moves along by children producing, testing,…