Glossary 第2堂課

名詞	定義
Social Defeat 社交挫敗	Conflict between members of the same species that generates emotional and psychological stress and increased social distance.
Social Cognition 社會認知	The way in which people process, remember, and use information in social contexts to explain and predict their own behavior and that of others. Or, a complex set of mental abilities underlying social stimulus perception, processing, interpretation, and response.
Social Interaction 社會互動	Process involving reciprocal response between two or more individuals. This includes the development of cooperation and competition, the influence of status and social roles, and the dynamics of group behavior, leadership, and conformity.
Social Adjustment 社會適應	Adaptation of the person to the social environment. Adjustment may take place by adapting the self to the environment or by changing the environment. (From Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, 1996). also called "social adaptation" the adjustment of individual and group behavior to conform with the prevailing system of norms and values in a given society, class, or social group.
Adjustment Disorders 適應障礙症	Maladaptive reactions to identifiable psychosocial stressors occurring within a short time after onset of the stressor. They are manifested by either impairment in social or occupational functioning or by symptoms (depression, anxiety, etc.) that are in excess of a normal and expected reaction to the stressor.

Glossary 第1堂課

名詞	定義
Medical sociology 醫療社會學	The study of the social causes and consequences of health and illness. It also includes the sociological analysis of medical organizations and professions. It is also called "health sociology".
Social Health 社會健康	The ability of individuals to interact and form meaningful relationships with others; one of the indicators/dimensions of health; affecting the other dimensions of health. *類似詞彙：social wellness, social wellbeing (or well-being) 社交健康
Social Determinants of Health 健康之社會決定因素	The non-medical factors & non-mental factors that influence health outcomes. e.g. the place where people are born, grow, live, work and age. They include factors like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, and social support networks, as well as access to health care.
Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) 電腦適性測驗	A flexible, computer‐driven assessment that can use any items in the item bank to assess a domain of interest. CAT selects only those items that sharpen the estimate of a respondent’s score on the domain being assessed. CAT length varies but usually includes 4~7 items. Ideally, a CAT can achieve both precise and fast assessments.
Quality of Life 生活品質	The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life. Subjective, personal feeling on functioning and well-being.

Note: item bank 題庫