FOCAL PATHOLOGY
the term that is applied to the study of changes in body tissues and organs that are involved in a…
FOCAL MOTOR SEIZURE
the name of a simple partial seizure that results in motor abnormalities and is due to localised seizure activity in…
FOCAL LENGTH
Name given to the distance between the surface of a lens and the point at which it focuses the light…
FOCUSED ATTENTION, FOCAL CONSCIOUSNESS
These terms are applied to the clearest contents of our consciousness. See fringe focus structure. Compare fringe consciousness.
FOCAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
the term for a short-term therapy aimed at the relief of a single symptom, such as a phobic anxiety or…
FOCUSING MECHANISM
the name of the system of ciliary muscles, lens elasticity, and ocular fluid pressure that allows our eyes focus an…
FOLIE A CINQ
a shared psychotic disorder where 5 members of the same family have similar or identical delusions. It is a French…
FOCUS OF CONVENIENCE
seen in George Kelly's personality theory and is the name of the set of phenomena to which any given theory…
FOLIE A QUATRE
another shared psychotic disorder that affects 4 members of the same family. The delusions are identical or similar. French tine…
FOLK PSYCHOLOGY
1. The explanation and prediction of behaviour of others using references to their mental states. . 2. Obsolete name for…
FOLK BILINGUALISM
a type of bilingualism that is associated with working-class immigrant communities where the native language is primarily oral and its…
FOCUSING POWER
the name for the degree to which a converging lens will cause parallel light rays to be refracted. A high…
FOCAL LESION
the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or…
FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE
the term that is used to describe the point of view of the observer as he is telling the narrative…
ISOMORPHISM
1. In cognition, the relationship between a perceived stimulus and the resulting verbal process as in pronunciation of a printed…