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arrow Sexual deviation:

14-07-2006
Mental disorder characterized by sexual interests and behavior other than what is culturally accepted. Sexual deviation. includes sexual interest in objects other than a person such as bestiality, bizarre sexual practices, such as necrophilia; and other sexual activities that are not accompanied by
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arrow Separation anxiety:

14-07-2006
An infant or child's fear and apprehension upon being removed from the parent or parent figure.
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arrow Self-realization:

14-07-2006
Psychodrama technique in which the protagonist enacts, with the aid of a few auxiliary egos, the plan of his life, no matter how remote it may be from his present situation. For instance, an accountant who has been taking singing lessons" hoping to try out " for a musical comedy part in summer
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arrow Secondary process:

14-07-2006
In psychoanalysis. the mental process directly related to the functions of the ego and characteristic of conscious and preconscious mental activities. The secondary process is marked by logical thinking and by the tendency to delay gratification by regulation of discharge of instinctual demands.
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arrow Secondary gain:

14-07-2006
The obvious advantage that a person gains from his illness, such as gifts, attention and release from responsibility.
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arrow School phobia:

14-07-2006
A term that describes a young child's sudden fear of . - and refusal to attend school, usually considered a manifestation of separation anxiety.
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