FUNCTIONAL PSYCHOSIS 1
Psychotic state for which no specific neurological or other physical pathology is demonstrated. 2. Obsolete name for any severe mental…
FUNCTIONAL MEASUREMENT
a procedure to measure the functional experience of stimuli as it changes across different contexts.2 or more stimuli are observed…
FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS
a term used in problem solving where there is a tendency to cling to set patterns and overlook possible new…
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
These are the activities that will develop from aptitudes like mechanical ability, artistic talent and writing.
FUNCTIONAL VAGINISMUS
Sexual dysfunction with recurrent and persistent involuntary spasms of musculature of the outer third of the vagina which interfere with…
FUNCTIONAL PLASTICITY
1. Adaptive change. 2. Ability of one part of our brain to adapt to losing another part. One hemisphere will…
FUNCTIONAL TYPES
Carl Jung. The 4 personality types based on functions of ego. They are feeling type, thinking type, sensation type, intuitive…
FUNCTIONAL REORGANIZATION
These are the changes that occur after a brain injury to enable other areas of the brain to take over…
FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY
a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive…
FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
a tendency to overestimate the degree that behaviour is determined by personal characteristics, beliefs and attitudes that minimises the effects…
FUSIONAL LANGUAGE
a language that forms words by the fusion of morphemes, so that the constituent elements of a word are not…
FUNNEL SEQUENCE
the term applied to a method for structuring the order of questions in surveys and interviews that starts with general…
FUTURE ORIENTATION
a time perspective that is focused on the future, especially on how to achieve your future goals.
FUNDAMENTAL SKILL
1. The ability needed to perform a task or understand an idea. 2. The basic ability necessary to function competently…
FUNCTIONAL OPERANT
the term used for the class of responses whose probability is changed by the imposition of an operant contingency. Lever…
FUSIFORM GYRUS
the ridge on the lower surface of each temporal lobe in the brain. It lies between the inferior temporal gyrus…
FOUR-DAY WEEK
the name that is applied to the working week that has only 4 working days of 10 hours rather than…
FRAGMENTATION OF THINKING
where the process of thinking is confused where a complete action is no longer possible. It is a primary symptom…