| sensitivity training group | A group in which members seek to develop self-awareness and an understanding of group processes rather than to obtain therapy for an emotional disturbance. See: encounter group, personal growth laboratory. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sensitivity training groups | A group of people who meet in an unstructured setting to learn about themselves, interpersonal relationships, and group processes and about larger social systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| quenouille training | <botany> A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning. Origin: F. Quenouille distaff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| inservice training | On the job training programs for personnel carried out within an institution or agency. It includes orientation programs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toilet training | Conditioning to defecate and urinate in culturally acceptable places. (12 Dec 1998) |
| training | The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. <botany> Fan training, the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc, so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal direction. Training day, a day on which a military company assembles for drill or parade. Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| training analysis | Psychoanalytic treatment for the purpose of training of an analytic candidate carried out under the official auspices of a psychoanalytic training institute. Synonym: didactic analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| training group | Any group emphasizing training in self-awareness and group dynamics. See: sensitivity training group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| training support | Financial support for training including both student stipends and loans and training grants to institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| escape training | The technique whereby an organism learns to terminate unpleasant or punishing stimuli by making the appropriate new response which stops the delivery of such stimuli. Compare: avoidance conditioning. Synonym: escape training. (05 Mar 2000) |