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CASE-BASED REASONING

n. a case approach which utilizes information from previously-resolved situations and applies them in the context of similar situations. Thus,

CATALYST

n. any substance which significantly increases the speed of a chemical reaction. It is only required in small amounts compared

CATATONIC EXCITEMENT

n. a highly-agitated state in which a patient exhibits extreme restlessness to the point of exhaustion. This results in repetitive

CATEGORICAL VARIABLE

n. a variable with a number of possible values, yet these are fixed and limited into set groups or classes.

CATTELL-HORN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE

n. a theory which proposes that general intelligence can be divided into two broad sets of abilities, namely: (1) G-f,

CAUSALGIA

n. a condition of aching, burning pain that results from peripheral nerve injury. In acute cases, it is often caused

CELIAC PLEXUS

n. a radiating network of nerve fibers found in the abdomen and arising from the branches of the abdominal aorta.

CENSUS

n. an official and complete count of the population in its entirety. It includes demographic information about members belonging to

CARGO CULT I

1. Beliefs of the South Pacific Islanders based on worship giving them material goods by supernatural means. 2. A naive

COMPUTER MODEL

a computer emulation of an exterior being, like a psychological behavior, for the objective of assisting in comprehension of its

CONARIUM

noun. With regard to the theory of French philosopher Rene Descartes, the area of contact joining the body and mind,

CONCEPTUAL COMPLEXITY

the magnitude to which a concept or matter is hard to comprehend, due to the numerous theoretical ideas integrated and

CONCLUSION DRAWING IN A MESSAGE

precisely exclaiming the results that are supposed to be taken from a convincing speech.

CONCURRENCE SEEKING

attempting to abstain from disputes and conundrums, especially within conversations or while making decisions.

CONDITIONALISM

the stance that one can expect an effect will occur by understanding the cause and that the effect can be

CONDOM

a protective covering, typically made from latex, positioned over erect male genitalia to decrease the likelihood of pregnancy and the

CONFIGURATIONAL ANALYSIS

founded by American psychiatrist Mardi Horowitz, an incorporated psychodynamic design for case development, therapy, and result evaluation. Maladaptive attitudes in

CONFLUENCE MODEL

a dubious and likely indefensible theory that levels of intellect observed in brothers and sisters are related to the magnitude

CONGENITAL DEAFNESS

an inability to hear that is present at birth, no matter what the cause.

CONJOINT THERAPY

therapy wherein the two parties in a union or the individuals making up a family unit are rendered treatment at