HEARING (AUDITION)
Despite the claim that 90 per cent of our information input is visual, hearing is a close second to vision…
GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME
(Tic de Guinon, tic convulsive, multiple tics with coprolalia, im- bacco). A rare disorder of unknown etiology found in Asia…
HEAD INJURY (ACUTE TRAUMATIC DISORDERS)
A temporary impairment of brain functions immediately following a severe blow to the head.The problem of head injury has been…
HALLUCINOGEN
A drug or other substance that is capable of producing hallucinationsAlthough hallucinogenic chemicals have been utilized for both experimental and…
HEAD INJURY (CHRONIC TRAUMATIC DISORDERS)
A permanent or relatively permanent impairment inHEAD INJURY (CHRONIC TRAUMATIC DISORDERS)brain functions resulting from a severe blow to the head.…
HALO EFFECT
The tendency to allow one characteristic of an individual to influence our judgment of other characteristicsThe halo effect may work…
GIFTED CHILDREN
The 1 per cent of children with IQs above 135 or 140. Children with IQs above 170 or 180 are…
GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
An invitational organization with a membership of approximately 185 psychiatrists organized into working committees to study specific problems in psychiatry,…
HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION
A rare disorder involving severe damage to the brain and liver due to a deficiency of copper metabolism. It is…
HALFWAY HOUSE
This type of facility is “based on the assumption that experience in a protected setting can significantly increase the ex-patient’s…
HALL, G. (GLANVILLE) STANLEY
Hall, a pioneer in educational psychology, was bom in Massachusetts, and graduated from Williams College.He then attended the Union Theological…
GLOBUS HYSTERICUS
The distressing feeling of a lump in the throat,sometimes accompanied by choking sensations. When medical examination reveals that there is…
GESELL, ARNOLD LUCIUS (1880- 1961)
Gesell, the leading authority on child development, was bom in Wisconsin and graduated from the State University. After receiving his…
GRIESINGER, WILHELM (1817— 68)
A German by birth, Griesinger— the first systematic organicist in psychiatry—received his medical degree at Zurich. After studying for two…
GRANDIOSE DELUSIONS
Delusions of great power, wealth, or self-importance. The patient believes he has a private key to Fort Knox, owns fifty-seven…
HELMHOLTZ, HERMANN LUDWIG FERDINAND VON (1821-94)
This remarkably versatile scientist, who made many pioneering contributions to physiological psychology, was bom in Potsdam, Germany, and was educated…
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
The total mobilization of the organism’s resources in meeting situations of excessive stressThe concept grew out of Hans Selye’s research…