GUILTY KNOWLEDGE TEST
Lie detector test where knowledge of a crime is tested. A polygraph is used and the examiner will measure the…
GULF WAR SYNDROME
Term used for the collection of unexplained symptoms experienced by some veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. Symptoms may include…
GUTTUROPHONIA
The term that is used to describe a form of dysphonia characterized by a throaty or low-pitched voice.
GROWTH HORMONE (GH)
Hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland promoting cell and tissue growth Stimulates synthesis of protein and bone…
GUSTATORY HALLUCINATION
This term is used to describe the false and enduring taste sensation, usually of bitterness or sourness. It is often…
GYNECOMASTIA
Results from hormone imbalance related to tumours, side effect of dopamine therapy that results in excess secretion of prolactin and…
GYMNEMIC ACID
The name of an extract of the Indian plant Gymnema sylvestris that is noted for its capacity to block sweet…
GUSTATORY STIMULUS
the name for the chemicals that activates the taste cells. Includes sugars, sodium and heavy element salts, acids, alkaloids and…
GROUP TEST
the term that is applied to the test administered to several individuals simultaneously. Compare individual test.
GYNECOLOGY
the name given to the branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases and disorders of the reproductive organs of…
I STATEMENT
Communication tool where the first person pronoun is used in talking about a person's issues in relationships. They reduce the…
GUNTHER'S DISEASE
Congenital form of porphyria where excess porphyrin is formed in the bone marrow. Psychological and neurological changes cause nausea, pain.
INTCRTRIAL INTERVAL (ITI)
the term that is used to describe the time between successive presentations of the stimulus in a series of experimental…
INTERDEPENDENT SELF-CONSTRUAL
View of the self that emphasises a person's embeddedness in a network of social relationships and downplays their unique traits…
GRIEF COUNSELING
the advice, information and psychological support to help individuals whose ability to function has been impaired by someone's death, particularly…
GUTHRIE, EDWIN RAY
Best known for his stimulus-response contiguity learning theory that is a variant of behaviourist theory. Temporal contiguity was the critical…
GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Person appointed by the court to represent in a lawsuit someone who is unable either by age or by mental…