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…
TOTAL PUSH THERAPY
A supportive approach originated by Abraham Myerson for the treatment of chronic schizophrenics and other patients confined to mental institutions.To…
THOMAS S CLASS ACTION
a class action lawsuit in North Carolina which mandated a special category of individuals with cognitive retardation who lived in…
THOUGHT PROCESS
any of the mental procedures involved in cognitive activities which are past interpretation, like remembering, reasoning, problem solving, imagining, and…
THRESHOLD OF CONSCIOUSNESS
the psychological degree to which stimulants enter consciousness, characterized with regard to duration, stimulant severity, and pertinence. It applies to…
THYROPLASTY
any surgical process on the cartilages of the larynx to change the position or length of the vocal cords in…
TIME AND RHYTHM DISORDERS
speech and language difficulties correlated with the timing of noises and syllables, inclusive of repetitions, intensions, and stuttering. The disorders…
TIME-LAG EFFECT
age differences observed in cross-sectional analyses which are a result of differences between cohorts. This impact can be gauged by…
TONIC ACTIVATION
a type of stimulation mediated by the reticular formation and distinguished as tonic due to its continual impacts.
TOPAGNOSIS
noun. 1. loss of the capacity to localize touch. People can feel tactile stimulation but cannot recognize the place of…
TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL
the initial dividing of the psyche into three areas or systems as postulated by Sigmund Freud in 1913. The divided…
TOTAL PROCESSING SPACE
the sum of operating space and storage in working memory which is accessible to an individual for the performance of…
TOURETTE'S DISORDER
a tic disorder marked by a multitude motor tics and at least one vocal tics, like grunts, yelps, barks, sniffs,…