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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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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

n. 1. a body of onlookers that observes some performance, event, or activity - may be real or perceived. Unlike

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

AUDING

n. refers to a level of auditory reception that involves hearing, listening, and the general comprehension of information.

AUDIO-

This prefix denotes the beginning of a word that involves sound or hearing.

AUDIOGRAM

a graph relating an individual who is deficient in hearing's pure- tone thresholds at selected frequencies to the normal hearing

AUDIOGRAVIC ILLUSION

refers to the mislocalization of sounds that occurs when the body is tilted or the direction of gravity is altered