FREUD, SIGMUND (1856-1939)
Freud was bom in Freiburg but lived in Vienna from age four to the last year of his life, when…
GANZFELD PHENOMENON
Ourvisual world is usually filled with a myriad of different shapes, colors and forms. Some objects are large, others small;…
FIGURAL AFTEREFFECTS
There are two principal types of aftereffect: the apparent distortion of a figure following prolonged inspection, and the effect of…
EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY
A form of depth psychotherapy developed by Karl A. Whitaker and Thomas P. Malone (1953), in which the patient achieves…
FORCED CHOICE
A testing technique that requires the subject to make a choice between two or more favorable or unfavorable alternatives. This…
GALEN (C. 130-C. 220)
Galen was not only the most eminent physicianof his time, but influenced the entire course of both physical and mental…
FRANZ, SHEPHERD IVORY
Chiefly noted for his studies of brain functions, Franz did his undergraduate and graduate work at Columbia University, except for…
FUGUE STATE
An amnesic dissociated state characterized by physical flight from an unbearable situation.A fugue is a more extreme form of escape…
FRUCTOSURIA
A rare familial disease involving the metabolism of fructose (fruit sugar) and resulting in mental retardationThe disorder is probably transmitted…
FROMM, ERICH (1900—)
The United States in 1933. In his widely read books—Escape from Freedom (1941), Man for Himself (1947), The Sane Society…
FAMILY CARE
The object of family care is to provide for patients who no longer need the specialized services of a hospital…
EXOTIC PSYCHOSES
Severe psychiatric disorders found in primitive cultures but not in Western society. The term is usually applied to functional conditions…
GALTON, FRANCIS (1822-1911)
Galton, the first to make a systematic study of individual differences, was a native of Birmingham, England. In view of…
EPILEPSY (Symptoms and Types)
Epilepsy comprises a group of disorders characterized by transient, recurrent episodes of clouding or loss of consciousness, sometimes with convulsive…
ESQUIROL, JEAN (1772-1840)
Es- quirol, an early exponent of the functional point of view and of humane treatment in psychiatry, was born in…
EPILEPSY (Etiology and Therapy)
The primary symptoms of epilepsy, alterations of consciousness in association with convulsive movements, are produced by disturbances in the electrical…