KLEEBLATTSCHADEL SYNDROME
Affected individuals also have hydrocephalus, severe mental retardation and abnormally short limbs, is also called cloverleaf skull and is a…
KERNEL SENTENCE
Psychological interest in this idea stems from its implications for the cognitive processes by which we form and interpret sentences.…
KLEPTOLAGNIA
This association is controversial and many consider the urge to be unrelated to sexual issues, with a morbid urge to…
KLEIN, MELANIE
Austrian born British psychoanalyst and was a pioneer in child analysis she was the first therapist to use play as…
KINSHIP MIGRATION
The movement of families, either all at once as a group or in phases as individual members or subgroups from…
KLEINIAN ANALYSIS
Concepts such as internalization, object reactions, the depressive position, idealization and the paranoid position, and is psychotherapy in accordance with…
KNOCKOUT DROPS
This combination was called Mickey Finn and might be considered an early example of a date rape drug. It is…
KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME
Symptoms may last for days to weeks, include excessive food intake, irritability, disorientation, lack of energy and hypersensitivity to noise.…
KNOWLEDGE OF PERFORMANCE (KP)
verbalized information about the nature of the movement pattern that is used to achieve an aim.
KINETIC DEPTH EFFECT
Depending on the relative motions of the elements in the figure, the impression that a figure has three dimensions. See…
KLISMAPHILIA
See paraphilia, an interest in and arousal from the use of enemas in sexual activity.
KNOWLEDGE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
A positive attitude toward a friend may assist in attributing that person's negative behaviour to situational factors rather that personal…
KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME
Mental retardation is uncommon but many affected individuals have behavioural problems. Also called XXY syndrome, it is a chromosomal disorder…
KOFFKA, KURT
He spent the remainder of his career eventually becoming chief spokesperson for Gestalt psychology through articles and books that explained…
KISSING BEHAVIOR
The kiss may involve lip contact with any part of the body and with varying degrees of pressure. Or the…
KILOBYTOPHOBIA
fear of using a computer. There is sometimes accounts for a refusal or reluctance to use computer resources. See computer…
KONIG BARS
Visual acuity is assessed by a grating pattern of black and white bars, Karl Rudolf Konig 1832-1901 German born French…