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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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ZEITGEBER

noun. a cue, like the length of a day, utilized to initiate or time a biological rhythm.

ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

the condition wherein the quantity of births and deaths in a society is level, so that there is extremely minimal

ZERO-SUM GAME

with regard to game theory, a form of game wherein the players

ZOOLAGNIA

carnal attraction to animals.

ZONE OF POTENTIALITY

the wide array of a pupil's capacity for development, growth, or excellence within a specific skill or subject region.

ZIPF'S LAW

with regard to speaking language, the viewpoint that the length of words within any language is inversely associated to how

ZOOPHILIA

noun. a paraphilia wherein animals are recurrently favored or solely utilized to reach carnal arousal and satisfaction. The animal, that

ZOLOFT

noun. a brand name for sertraline.

ZEIGARNIK EFFECT

the propensity for disturbed, unfinished jobs to be better recalled than finished jobs.

ZOOERASTY

noun. carnal arousal or satisfaction gained via genital or anal sex or other carnal contact with an animal. In the

ZWAARDEMAKER SMELL SYSTEM

a system for categorizing scent qualities based upon a scheme initially cultivated by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist. In accordance

ZYDIS

noun. a brand name for olanzapine.

ZYGOMATICUS

the group of muscles, innervated by the facial nerve, which initiates the motion of the upper lip upward, backward, and

ZOOMANIA

noun. an very severe or active type of zooerasty or zoophilia.

ZIMELDINE

an antidepressant with SRRI traits which was taken off the universal market in 1983 because of its serious neurological side

ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (ZIFT)

a type of in vitro fertilization wherein sperm and ova are combined in a laboratory container like a petri dish,

ZOPICLONE

noun. a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic which, like the associated drug Zaleplon, is fairly selective for a certain subunit on the gaba

WHO (10) WELL-BEING INDEX

a 10-object survey, established by the World Health Organization, which is inclusive of bad and good aspects of health and

TROPIA

the relative veering away of the visual axes during binocular observation of a sole target, resulting in irregular or odd

WIFE SWAPPING

a type of group sex wherein two or more married pairs trade partners by mutual agreement to have sex. The