WUNDT, WILHELM MAX, (1832— 1920)
Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, was bom near Mannheim, the son of a Lutheran minister. After years of tutoring…
WITHDRAWAL
A defensive reaction consisting of retreat from threatening situations and, in its pathological form, retreat from reality as a whole.There…
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
Mental and physical symptoms experienced when drugs are unavailable to individuals who have become addicted or habituated to them.These symptoms…
WERNICKE’S SYNDROME
A brain disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamins, particularly thiamine and niacin; first described in 1881 by the German…
WERTHEIMER, MAX (1880-1943)
Wertheimer, originator of the Gestalt theory, was born in Prague, studied law at the universitythen became interested in psychology and…
WHITE, WILLIAM ALANSON (1870- 1937)
White, a leading figure in the development of American psychiatry, was bom in New York City and received his medical…
WAKING CENTER
an obsolete terminology for a region of the posterior hypothalamus previously considered to regulate waking from sleep. It has now…
WAVE-INTERFERENCE PATTERNS
with regard to holographic photography, trends formed by light waves which meet from many angles: These can be documented on…
WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN (WISC)
an intelligence test cultivated originally in 1949 and generalized for kids from 6 years old to 16 years 11 months.…
WEIGHTED TEST
a test within a test battery which has been multiplied by a weight other than 1.0 prior to scores on…
WERTHEIMER, MAX
A German-American psychologist. Wertheimer attained his doctorate at the University of Wurzburg, studying with Oswald Kiilpe and Karl Marbe. Following…
WHITE LIGHT
light which is a combination of all of the visible wavelengths within the spectrum. White light can additionally be generated…
WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST (WRAT)
a principle evaluation instrument utilized to gain a fast, correct evaluation of reading, math, and spelling abilities. The newest rendition,…
WILLIAMS V FLORIDA
an influential 1970 United States Supreme Court judgment that juries of fewer than 12 individuals may be constitutionally permissible. The…
WITHIN-DIMENSION ATTITUDE CONSISTENCY
the degree to which particles of outlook-pertaining knowledge correlated to a sole underlying dimension are evaluative aligned with each other.
WORD ATTACK
the technique utilized to synthesize an unfamiliar term into its fundamental phonemes.
WORK FUNCTION SCALE
with regard to functional job analysis, any of the facets on which tasks are scored to ascertain the level of…
WORKING THROUGH
1. with regard to psychotherapy, the procedure in which patients identify, explore, and cope with psychological problems, on both an…
WRAPAROUND SERVICES
a philosophy of care and correlated services which are inclusive of a planning procedure involving concerned relatives, central person, and…