ANOSOGNOSIA
n. the failure to acknowledge (or the complete denial of) a disorder or defect - for example, visual, speech, or…
ANTERIOR HORN
1. refers to two regions of gray matter in the ventral spinal cord. These regions contain large motor neurons whose…
ANTHROPONOMY
n. the science relating to human development as it pertains to the development of the environment and other species.
ANTICIPATORY ATTITUDE CHANGE
an attitude change promoted by the expectation that a persuasive message will be delivered. Attitude polarization (feeling more strongly) may…
ANTIESTROGEN
a substance (e.g., tamoxifen) that lessens the physiological effects of estrogenic hormones on the tissues that are normally responsive to…
ANTIPSYCHIATRY
an international movement founded in the 1960s under the leadership of a conglomeration of experts: British psychiatrist Ronnie 1). Laing…
ANXIETY DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
a clinically significant level of anxiety that does not fit neatly into the criteria for a specific anxiety disorder in…
ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE
an interpersonal or relational style characterized by hesitancy in forming deeply committed relationships in case the partner leaves or abandons…
APOPLECTIC TYPE
a body type characterized by a heavy- set, rotund, thick physique, which roughly corresponds to the endomorphic type (see endomorph)…
APPEASEMENT BEHAVIOR
peaceful actions by one organism that reduce the likelihood of threatening behavior from another organism. This often involves reducing apparent…
APPLIED SCIENCE
an approach to science in which scientific principles and theories are applied in practical ways, for example, in the development…
APPROACH RESPONSE
any behavior or movement that brings an organism closer to a stimulus in some manner.
ARCHAIC THOUGHT
a specific type of concrete thinking, whereby abstract concepts are characterized by the types of actions they inspire.
AREA POSTREMA
refers to a highly vascularized region of the brain, which is located on the basal wall of the lateral ventricle.…
ARISTOTELIAN
1. relating to the tradition of formal logic founded by Greek philosopher Aristotle (384- 322 BCE) and developed primarily by…
AROMATHERAPY
n. a type of therapy that aims to improve psychological and physical health by using aromatic oils extracted from herbs,…