FAT METABOLISM
is an umbrella term which is used to describe all the biochemical processes which are involved in the breakdown, manufacture,…
FATE NEUROSIS
with respect to psychoanalytic theory, fate neurosis is a compulsive and unconscious need to arrange life events in a specific…
FARBER'S LIPOGRANULOMATOSIS
was first proposed by Sydney Farber (1903 - 1973), a U.S. paediatric pathologist who postulated the disorder based on lipid…
FAMILY METHOD
with respect to behaviour genetics, one of the many studies in psychology and biology, the family method is the frequency…
FATIGUE STUDIES
is an umbrella term which is used to describe any study or experiment which looks at the effects of fatigue…
FATHER-IDEAL
with respect to psychoanalytic theory, the father-ideal is part of the larger ego-ideal, which the larger model implies is formed…
FEAR OF SUCCESS
is effectively the binary opposite of a fear of failure, where the individual will fear succeeding at a specific project…
FATHER SURROGATE
can be applied to a real-life situation with respect to step-fathers (not biological fathers yet still seen as a father…
FAMILY PATTERN
typically fluctuate across different cultures. Family patterns are the characteristic qualities of specific relationships within a family unit or collective…
FATIGUE CHECKLIST
is typically used by physicians to diagnose fatigue; the checklists are standarized lists of symptoms associated with the medical condition,…
FEAR OF FLYING
is a relatively normal and well-known persistent and irrational fear of being inside an aeroplane whilst airbourne. It is otherwise…
FEAR SURVEY SCHEDULE (FSS)
is a 72-item questionnaire which was designed to accurately measure the level of fear, phobic behaviour and generalized anxiety an…
FEATURE ABSTRACTION
Hypothetical process where a person learns from experience with the exemplars of different categories where features are used to describe…
FEAR DRIVE
with respect to two-factor theory of avoidance learning, a conditioned or learned aversion to a specific situation (such as electrocution)…
FATHER FIXATION
has been observed in a range of cultures, typically these are in western cultures, a father fixation implies an incredibly…
FAMILY MEDIATION
is one of the many therapies which involves the whole family meeting, typically with a third party who has had…
FEATURE-INTEGRATION THEORY (FIT)
a two-stage theory of visual attention. In the first stage, basic features are processed automatically, independently, and in parallel. In…
FEBRILE SEIZURE
seizure that is caused by high body temperature in children that is not associated with any infection or damage to…
FEATURE MODEL
a model of a person's general knowledge or of their semantic memory suggesting that information can be described as sets…