| 76. | Subjective colors | pastel colors in various patterns that may be seen when interleaved black and white disks are rotated slowly on a color wheel. |
| 77. | Sublimation | is a term coined by Frederich Nietzsche which was eventually used to describe the spirit as a reflection of the libido. It has its roots in the Nietzschean & psychoanalytical approach, More… 3.1 KB |
| 78. | Subliminal | 1- below the absolute threshold of awareness. 2- pertaining to stimuli of insufficient strength to be perceived consciously but which can nevertheless influence behavior. |
| 79. | Subtraction method | in reaction time, the calculation of a value by subtracting one observation from another. For example, if the simple sensory and motor time is known, then subtracting it from the total time More… 0.3 KB |
| 80. | Sufi metaphysics | Major ideas in Sufi metaphysics have surrounded the concept of Wahdat or "Unity". Two main Sufi philosophies prevail on this controversial topic. Wahdat-ul-Wujood literally means More… 0.7 KB |
| 81. | Suicide intervention | Suicide intervention or suicide crisis intervention is direct effort to stop or prevent persons attempting or contemplating suicide from killing themselves. Current medical advice concerning More… 2.3 KB |
| 82. | Superego | The part of personality, as depicted by Freud, that has sometimes also been called the conscience. It consists of all of the behavioral restrictions the individual has internalized from his More… 0.2 KB |
| 83. | Superordinate goals | Goals that bring about a reduction of tension between hostile groups. These are the goals that have high appeal value to members of both groups, but that can be achieved only through the More… 0.2 KB |
| 84. | Syllogism | a form of reasoning in which a statement is given followed by a second statement, the two together leading to a conclusion in the form of a third statement. The problem is to determine the More… 0.5 KB |
| 85. | Symbolic loss | In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious interpretation by the ego of an event such as the snub of a loved one as a permanent rejection. |
| 86. | Symbolism | 1- the use of symbols, as in communications, religious rites, etc. 2- (psychoanalyse); the psychological processes involved in disguised or repressed wishes and experiences. According to More… 0.3 KB |
| 87. | Sympathetic nervous system | Part of the autonomic nervous system that creates physiological arousal, such as an increased heart rate when experiencing fear, speeding up the contractions of the blood vessels during More… 0.3 KB |
| 88. | Symptom | An observable physiological or psychological manifestation of a disease, often occurring in a patterned group to constitute a syndrome. |
| 89. | Synapse | Space between the sending neuron and the receiving neurons into which neurotransmitters are first released. A small gap between two neurons where the nerve impulse passes from the axon of More… 0.3 KB |
| 90. | Synaptic plasticity | is the ability of the connection, or synapse, between two neurons to change in strength. There are several underlying mechanisms that cooperate to achieve synaptic plasticity, including More… 0.5 KB |
| 91. | Syncretism | the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. It is especially associated with the attempt to merge and analogize several More… 0.3 KB |
| 92. | Syndrome | The association of several clinically recognizable features, signs (discovered by a physician), symptoms (reported by the patient), phenomena or characteristics that often occur together, so More… 1.6 KB |
| 93. | Synoptic philosophy | Synoptic philosophy is simply a synthetic worldview embracing both thesis and antithesis such as analysis and synthesis, action and reaction, explication and implication, phenomenon and More… 0.9 KB |
| 94. | System of diagnosis | Set of agreed-upon definitions and criteria that mental health professionals use to pinpoint psychological problems for purposes of research and treatment. |
| 95. | Systematic rational restructuring | A variant of rational-emotive therapy in which the client imagines a series of increasingly anxiety-provoking situations while attempting to reduce distress by talking about them in a more More… 0.2 KB |
| 96. | Systems of psychology | Sometimes also called "schools," systems of psychology define the subject matter to be investigated and generally also the methods of investigation to be used. |
| 97. | Systems thinking | Systems Thinking is any process of estimating or inferring how local policies, actions, or changes influences the state of the neighboring universe. It is an approach to problem solving that More… 1.6 KB |
| 98. | systematic desensitization | A major behavior therapy procedure that has a fearful person, while deeply relaxed, imagine a series of progressively more fearsome situations. The two responses of relaxation and fear are More… 0.4 KB |
