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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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VESTIBULAR APPARATUS

the organ of equilibrium and balance, that resides within the inner ear and consists of receptors which pick up on

VIBRATION DISEASE

an occupational health risk stemming from mechanical or acoustic vibration and shock to one's arm and hand. The degree of

VESTIGIAL BODY IMAGE

the subjective or interior picture of one's appearance which isn't always altered by modifications to one's surface features.

VESTIBULAR RECEPTORS

nerve cells correlated to the feeling and awareness of equilibrium, residing within the cristae of the semicircular canals and inside

VESTURED GENITAL APPOSITION

carnal activity wherein clothed people position their genital areas together and grind or rub them against one another, simulating sex.

VIBROTACTILE MASKING

the interference of one vibrotactile stimulant pattern with another one which might happen if the two are shown in close

VIBRATION EXPERIENCE

a feeling generated by contact with a swiftly vibrating or pulsating item which arouses skin receptors. The vibration sense can

VIBRATOR

noun. an appliance consisting of a minor electric motor which generates a vibrating action, utilized to arouse the genitalia and

VESTRA

noun. a brand name for reboxetine.

VICARIOUS ENJOYMENT

the satisfaction one gets as an outcome of another's gains or other positive encounters, frequently due to an identification with

VICARIOUS

adjective. supplementary or second-hand: applied, for instance, to the gratification supplied by observing the encounters of other people in television

VICIOUS CIRCLE

a scenario or behavioral trend wherein a person's or group

VIERORDT

the standard positing that the two-point threshold for a stimulant is lesser in moving body parts than in body parts

VIENNA CIRCLE

a set of mathematicians, philosophers, and logicians who were based in Vienna in the 1920's and 1930's. The uniting theme

VESTIBULAR NYSTAGMUS

indeliberate eye motions comprised of slow drift in one direction, and subsequently, a swift motion in the converse direction, elicited

VICARIOUS FUNCTION

a theory to depict the capacity to bounce back from the impacts of brain injury. It is based upon proofs

VASODILATOR

noun. any drug or other substance which acts to widen the girth of blood vessels, usually by calming smooth muscle

VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES (VABS)

an evaluation of a person's social and personal operating in four regions: correspondence, everyday living abilities, socialization, and motor abilities.

VINELAND SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE,

presently consists of objects for ages from infancy to 90 years old. Information is collected via a scoring form or

VIGILANCE DECREMENT

with regard to a vigilance job, a reduction in the amount of targets discovered which takes place after a brief