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Scientist-Practitioner refers to mental health professional expected to apply scientific methods to his or her work. A Scientist-Practitioner must know the latest research on diagnosis and treatment, must evaluate his or her methods for effectiveness, and may generate research to discover information about disorders and their treatment.
An anticholinergic hallucinogen found in certain plants
In psychology, a score is a numerical value that is assigned to a person based on their performance on a specific test or measure. The score is used to indicate a person's level of ability, skill, or knowledge in a particular area.
The Scoring rubric is a rating scale based upon written descriptions of varied levels of achievement in a performance assessment;
Scrapie in the context of psychology refers to a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects sheep and goats. While this term may not have an obvious connection to psychology, it can be used metaphorically to describe certain psychological conditions or phenomena that exhibit similar patterns of gradual, degenerative decline. This article will explore the concept of Scrapie in psychology, its potential applications, examples, and the associated risks.
Screen readers refer to computer software programs that are designed to read the text of menu commands and other navigation features aloud to an individual who has difficulty reading them on their own. Common screen readers are WindowEyes and JAWS (Job Access With Speech).