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Social alienation
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Social alienation The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.
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Social
worker An individual, usually with a university degree in social work, who provides counsel and aid to individuals with emotional and family problems.
Social adaptation
The ability to live and express oneself according to society's restrictions and cultural demands.
Social distancing
Absence of sociable approach or response to other people that is phobic rather than depressive, catatonic, or autistic aloneness.
Social phobia
A type of anxiety disorder that causes significant anxiety and discomfort related to a fear of being embarrassed, judged, humiliated or scorned by others in social or performance situations.
Social workers
Persons performing organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social services.
Sociopath (APD)
Sociopath also known as Antisocial personality disorder (APD) involves a history of chronic antisocial behavior that begins before the age of 15 and continues into adulthood. The disorder is manifested by a pattern of irresponsible and antisocial behavior as indicated by academic failure, poor job performance, illegal activities, recklessness, and impulsive behavior. Symptoms may include dysphoria, an inability to tolerate boredom, feeling victimized, and a diminished capacity for intimacy.
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Sexology
The totality of characteristics of structures and functions differentiating the male from the female organism. It includes sexology, the study of the differences and interactions between the sexes. It does not include various sexual factors in epidemiology and statistics or the role of the sexes or differences in behavior, psychology, and sociology.
Sezary Syndrome
A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative erythroderma, intense pruritus, peripheral lymphadenopathy, and abnormal hyperchromatic mononuclear cells in the skin, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood.
Setariasis
Infection with nematodes of the genus SETARIA. This condition is usually seen in cattle and equines and is of little pathogenic significance, although migration of the worm to the eye may lead to blindness.
Sevin
A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries.
Sethotope
Diagnostic aid in pancreas function determination.
Social alienation
Substance abuse clinic
A clinic specialized in treating people who suffer from substance abuse.
Skin treatment
A particular treatment addressed to improving the human skin's health and beauty.
Skin care
The combined actions improving a person's skin.
Scabies
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
Skin cancer
Tumors or cancer of the skin.
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Social
worker An individual, usually with a university degree in social work, who provides counsel and aid to individuals with emotional and family problems.
Social adaptation
The ability to live and express oneself according to society's restrictions and cultural demands.
Social distancing
Absence of sociable approach or response to other people that is phobic rather than depressive, catatonic, or autistic aloneness.
Social phobia
A type of anxiety disorder that causes significant anxiety and discomfort related to a fear of being embarrassed, judged, humiliated or scorned by others in social or performance situations.
Social workers
Persons performing organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social services.
Sociopath (APD)
Sociopath also known as Antisocial personality disorder (APD) involves a history of chronic antisocial behavior that begins before the age of 15 and continues into adulthood. The disorder is manifested by a pattern of irresponsible and antisocial behavior as indicated by academic failure, poor job performance, illegal activities, recklessness, and impulsive behavior. Symptoms may include dysphoria, an inability to tolerate boredom, feeling victimized, and a diminished capacity for intimacy.
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Sexology
The totality of characteristics of structures and functions differentiating the male from the female organism. It includes sexology, the study of the differences and interactions between the sexes. It does not include various sexual factors in epidemiology and statistics or the role of the sexes or differences in behavior, psychology, and sociology.
Sezary Syndrome
A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative erythroderma, intense pruritus, peripheral lymphadenopathy, and abnormal hyperchromatic mononuclear cells in the skin, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood.
Setariasis
Infection with nematodes of the genus SETARIA. This condition is usually seen in cattle and equines and is of little pathogenic significance, although migration of the worm to the eye may lead to blindness.
Sevin
A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries.
Sethotope
Diagnostic aid in pancreas function determination.
Social alienation
Substance abuse clinic
A clinic specialized in treating people who suffer from substance abuse.
Skin treatment
A particular treatment addressed to improving the human skin's health and beauty.
Skin care
The combined actions improving a person's skin.
Scabies
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
Skin cancer
Tumors or cancer of the skin.
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