ANORECTANTS
Part of a group of drugs that cause appetite suppression. See also appetite suppression.
ANOREXIA INIRABILIS
A culture-bound medieval European syndrome, characterized by the restriction of caloric intake due to piety and religious devotion. Also known…
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
an eating disorder, which occurs frequently in adolescent girls, involving the refusal of food, a drive for thinness, perceptual disturbances…
ANORGASMIA
n. the inability of an individual to achieve a natural orgasm. See also male orgasmic disorder- female orgasmic disorder.
ANORTHOSCOPE
n. a device consisting of two consecutive disks that operate in opposing directions. The front disk is completely opaque but…
ANORTHOSCOPIC PERCEPTION
natural distortions created when a viewed stimulus is moving in a stilted or interrupted fashion. For example, when viewed through…
ANOSOGNOSIA
n. the failure to acknowledge (or the complete denial of) a disorder or defect - for example, visual, speech, or…
ANOVULATORY MENSTRUAL CYCLE
a menstrual cycle that occurs in the absence of menstruation. The defective and irregular cycle is caused by an imbalance…
ANSCHAUUNG
n. the German term for intuition. Coined by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) this concept refers to immediate - as opposed to…
ANT ILIHIDINAL EGO
a term used in object relations theory (Fairburn, 1889-) to refer to a non-pleasurable, deprecatory, and sometimes hostile self-image. It…
ANTAGONIST
n. 1. An agent, for example a drug or hormone, that works to reduce the action of an agonist -…
ANTAGONISTIC COLORS
colors appearing on opposing sides of the color circle. For example, blue and yellow. Also known as complementary colors.
ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLES
pairs or groups of muscles that work to oppose each other - thus allowing flexible movement. For example, the biceps…