ACHIEVED STATUS
a position within society that ranks are prestigious and well-known, and demonstrates a person's capacity to gain such a developed…
ACHROMATIC COLORS
hues that lack depth or brightness of color such as black, white, and gray.
ACOUSTIC NEUROMA
a harmless growth stemming from the auditory nerve, located in between the cochlea and brainstem. Loss of hearing in one…
ACQUIRED DYSPRAXIA
dyspraxia that's created due to the forfeiture of a formerly attained capacity to carry out coordinated moves. Commonly seen in…
ACROTOMOPHILIA
noun. An unhealthy intrigue applying to amputations. Some persons may become sexually excited by amputees.
ACTION RESEARCH
investigation or analysis that is directed in the direction behind a useful objective, typically a growth in a specific function…
ACTIVE ALGOLAGNIA
carnal excitement by inflicting pain upon someone else. Reference: sexual sadism.
ACTIVE SCOPOPHILIA
pathologic concentration in watching others take part in sexual behavior or in watching someone's genitalia. It might be demonstrated as…
ACTIVITY THEORY
1. a way of thinking, cultivated mainly by Soviet specialists, which concentrates upon processes as a whole instead of the…
ACUTE DELUSIONAL PSYCHOSIS
a being which designates that is particular to French psychopathology, in that it is recognized as bouffee delirante (French for,…
AD IGNORANTIUM (AD IGNORANTIAM)
standing for a sort of casual or convincing method where within such a disagreement is assumed to be factual since…
ADAPTIVE ACT
the way a living body discovers how to render the right reactions that are necessary for a change to the…
ADDICTIVE DRUGS
alcohol, drugs, or other matters that result in a person becoming dependent upon them. Such addictive drugs consist of amphetamines…
ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY
any number of additional interventions utilized at the same time as a main intervention to supercharge treatment efficacy. For instance,…
ADMISSION CRITERIA
a group of guidelines or assessments utilized to determine if pupil should be enrolled into an academic program.
ADOPTION STUDY
a model of investigation that intends to ascertain an estimate of the level of genetic potential of a chosen attribute…
ADRENOCORTICAL INSUFFICIENCY
a health matter triggered by the adrenal cortex's faulty production of sufficient amounts of the chemicals necessary to support standard…
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
a lawful tool for people to indicate their desires and directives concerning the potential medical care in case they come…