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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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LUMEN

is the opening area of the inside of a cylinder, or the unit of luminous flux.

LUMINAL

a common name or trade name for a drug called phenobarbital.

LUMINANCE

the degree of light emitted or reflected from a reflective surface which is measured in candelas per squared meter.

LUMINOSITY

is a term used to describe the visual sensation of the degree of brightness of a light source. An example

LUMINOSITY CURVE

a graphic which depicts the degree of luminosity as a function of the wavelength of light.

LUMINOUS FLUX

is the rate at which light is emitted from a source or reflected from a reflective surface.

LUMINOUS INTENSITY

is measured in candelas and dictates the amount of luminous flex emitted per unit of solid.

LUNACY

was a term historically used to describe a period or collection of symptoms associated with mental illness.

LUNATIC ASYLUM

was a name historically used to described a psychiatric hospital or mental institution.

LUNESTA

a common name or trade name for a drug called zopiclone.

LUPRON

a common name or trade name for a drug called leuprolide.

LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (LE)

results in fatigue, fever, migratory joint paints, rashes appearing on the nose and cheeks and potentially scaly red patches on

LURIA, ALEXANDER R

was a Russian neuropsychologist who earned his medical degree in 1937 after having worked in the field of psychology for

LURIA-NEBRASKA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY ILNNB)

was a set of tests built on the original neuropsychological testing procedures proposed by Alexander Luria meant for use with

LUST MURDER

one of the most extreme kinds of sexual sadism where one partner achieves sexual exhilaration from the murder of a

LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH)

is a molecule (a gonadotropin) found in the human females which is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates

LUVOX

a common name or trade name for a drug called luvoxamine.

LYCANTHROPY

the process through witchcraft or magic, whereby a person is transformed from their human state into an animal, specifically this

LYCOMANIA ZOANTHROPY 2

the believed delusion that a person may successfully transform into a wolf or other animal.

LYGOPHILIA

a socially abnormal desire to be alone in darker or 'gloomy' environments.