ATYPICAL IMPULSE-CONTROL DISORDER
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of impulse-control disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled impulse-control disorders not otherwise…
ATYPICAL PARAPHILIA
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of paraphilic disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled paraphilic disorders not otherwise…
ATYPICAL PERVASIVE
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of pervasive developmental disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled pervasive development disorders…
ATYPICAL PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER
a sexual difficulty that does not meet diagnostic criteria for sexual dysfunction or any type of sexual deviancy. In the…
ATYPICAL PSYCHOSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
a sexual difficulty that does not meet diagnostic criteria for sexual dysfunction or any type of sexual deviancy. In the…
ATYPICAL PSYCHOSIS
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of psychotic disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled as psychotic disorders not…
ATYPICAL STEREOTYPED-MOVEMENT DISORDER
in the DSM-lll and earlier editions, a diagnostic category for disorders that in the DSM-IV-TR are classified as tic disorder…
ATYPICAL TIC DISORDER
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of tic disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled as tic disorders not…
ATYPICAL, MIXED, OR OTHER PERSONALITY DISORDER
in DSM-IV-TR, a category of personality disorders for which there is insufficient evidence for a more specific designation - that…
AUBERT PHENOMENON
the illusion that occurs when a vertical line appears to tilt in the opposing direction from the direction the head…
AUDIBILITY CURVE
the relationship between the threshold to hearing for a pure tone and the frequency of the tone. Usually measured in…
AUDIBLE THOUGHT
a type of auditory hallucination in which one hears one's own thoughts or core beliefs - as if they were…
AUDIENCE EFFECT
the influence of the presence of other people on an individual's behavior. Also refers to the belief that other people…
AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT
refers to techniques used to assess the number of individuals who are likely to be exposed to a particular media…
AUDIENCE TASK
any performance, work assignment, or goal-oriented activity that is executed in the presence of one or more onlookers. Compare with…
AUDIOGRAVIC ILLUSION
refers to the mislocalization of sounds that occurs when the body is tilted or the direction of gravity is altered