CARUS TYPOLOGY
n. a classification of human body constitution into five types, namely: 1) the cerebral type, 2) the athletic type, 3)…
CASANOVA COMPLEX
n. a strong desire that drives a man to make as many sexual conquests or take as many lovers as…
CASE ALTERNATION
n. in reading research, refers to a method of presenting stimulus words through characters that switch between upper-case and lower-case.…
CASE GRAMMAR
n. in linguistics, refers to sentence construction and analysis which gives primary consideration to semantics rather than to syntax. In…
CASE HISTORY
n. a complete record of information containing all data about a patient's medical or psychological condition. It may cover health,…
CASE MANAGEMENT
n. in healthcare, refers to a system of managing, coordinating, and implementing the delivery of healthcare services. The goal is…
CASE MANAGER
n. in healthcare, refers to a healthcare professional who works with patients and coodinates with providers. He or she also…
CASE METHOD
n. a teaching approach in which groups of supervisors or managers are presented with a business problem, either hypothetical or…
CASE REPORT
n. a detailed report which documents a patient's medical or psychological condition. It is a collection of data which includes…
CASE STUDY
n. an in-depth assessment and investigation conducted on a target individual, family unit, or social group. It requires a researcher…
CASE-BASED REASONING
n. a case approach which utilizes information from previously-resolved situations and applies them in the context of similar situations. Thus,…
CASE-FINDING
n. a process of identifying and locating an individual who needs immediate medical or psychological treatment for a specific mental…
CASPAR HAUSER EXPERIMENT
n. any experimental procedure in which an animal is held captive, deprived of its natural surroundings, and exposed to very…
CASTRATION
n. the surgical removal of the testes in a procedure called an orchidectomy. With the male gonads (testes) removed, a…