to bring someone or something under complete control or subjection. it often implies the use of force, coercion, or intimidation to dominate another individual or group.
supportive psychotherapy is a type of therapy that primarily focuses on
providing emotional support, encouragement, and validation during difficult life circumstances or psychological challenges.
consciously choosing to block ideas or impulses that
are undesirable, as opposed to repression, a subconscious process. this defence mechanism may be present in someone who has intrusive thoughts about a traumatic event but pushes these thoughts out of their mind.
synergistic is the interaction or cooperation of two or more items, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
systematic desensitization is a behavioural technique where a person is gradually exposed to an anxiety- producing thought or object while performing relaxation techniques simultaneously to reduce anxiety symptoms.
tabula rasa translates to "blank slate." in therapy, it refers to either the idea that we are solely the product of our upbringing and experiences, or, it refers to the technique therapists use when they themselves become "blank," and allow the recipient to project their own needs, desires, and beliefs onto them.
temperament broadly refers to consistent individual differences in behaviour that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.
temperament is influenced by nine temperament traits: activity, regularity, initial reaction, adaptability, intensity, mood, distractibility, persistence-attention span, and sensory threshold.
thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn't make
enough of a protein called haemoglobin, an important part of red blood cells.
the human psyche refers to all the parts of the human mind that affect personality. according to sigmund freud, the psyche consists of the id, the ego, and the superego, and it functions at different levels: the conscious, preconscious, and subconscious.
a theoretical framework is used to limit the scope of the relevant data by focusing on specific variables and defining the specific viewpoint [framework] that the researcher will take in analysing and interpreting the data to be gathered.
a theoretical perspective, or more briefly, a theory is not just an idea that someone has. rather it is a structural framework, explanation, or tool that has been tested and evaluated over time.
a therapeutic approach is the theory by which a psychologist or counsellor frames how they view human relationships and the issues that occur for people throughout their lives.
continuum concept, is a therapeutic practice based on the premise that people must be treated with great care during infancy to achieve peak physical, emotional, and mental health later in life.