KERNIG'S SIGN
a diagnostic sign for meningitis. The test is positive if flexing the thigh at the hip while extending the leg…
KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME
The condition is often accompanied by deafness and mental retardation. It is a congenital condition characterized by a short neck,…
KOCHER-DEBRE-SEMELAIGNE SYNDROME
It is associated with cretinism and mental retardation in some cases, it is a disorder of infants and children marked…
KRANTZ HEALTH OPINION SURVEY (KHOS)
Participants indicate whether they agree or disagree with each of 16 statements which are keyed so that high scores represent…
KINESICS TECHNIQUE
The technique is used particularly during the interviewing of a suspect and is the analysis of body language, facial expressions
KINSEY INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SEX, GENDER, AND REPRODUCTION
A non profit corporation affiliated with Indiana University and was private with a mission to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship…
KLISMAPHILIA
See paraphilia, an interest in and arousal from the use of enemas in sexual activity.
KOFFKA, KURT
He spent the remainder of his career eventually becoming chief spokesperson for Gestalt psychology through articles and books that explained…
KRAUSE END BULH
It is associated with temperature sensations and is a specialized sensory nerve ending enclosed in a capsule in the skin.…
KATASCXUALITY
a sexual preference for dead people or human beings with animal like characteristics . See necrophilia.
KETOCONAZOLE
It is an antifungal agent that has been suggested as a treatment for depression resistant to conventional drugs, due to…
KINESIMCTER
An instrument for measuring the cutaneous sensation of the body. Also an instrument for measuring the extent of a movement
KOHLBERG, LAWRENCE
work was especially important in the fields of cognitive developmental psychology and education, he posed hypothetical moral dilemmas to children…
KRUSKAL-SHEPARD SCALING
The dissimilarities are represented by distances between items in a high dimensional space. Larger distances indicated greater dissimilarity and multidimensional…