drift hypothesis

a sociological concept purporting to explain the higher incidence of schizophrenia in urban poverty centers, suggesting that during the preclinical phase people tend to drift into poverty and social isolation. Also called downward drift hypothesis. See also sociogenic.

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May 8th 2024

disarranged-sentence test

a test or test item whose objective is to put a scrambled sentence in proper order. For example, the individual being tested could be required to reorder “Boy town the to went bustling the” to read “The boy went to the bustling town.”