ANAL PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of character traits thought to result from the anal stage of psychosexual developing,…
ANAL-RETENTIVE PHASE
with regard to psychoanalytic standards, a level of the anal stage characterized by enjoyment experienced by holding onto bodily waste…
ANCHOR TEST
an examination employed in effort to mandate standards to which other examinations in the same arena can be compared to
ANDROGYNOUS PERSONALITY
a mixed personality style in which an individual displays psychological characteristics typically assigned to men and women, as opposed to…
ANGEL DUST
a street term for PCP (phencyclidine) crystals that are commonly sprinkled on marijuana, but can also be added to herbs…
ANIMAL GROOMING BEHAVIOR
behavior hypothesized to serve social and hygienic functions. Self-grooming is related to mating behavior, and may involve removing dirt from…
ANIMAL TOOL USE
the use of extraneous or external materials by animals, solely for the purposes of solving problems. Until recently, the use…
ANOMALOPIA
a condition characterized by abnormal and anomalous color vision. See also achromatism- color blindness- anomalopia.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
an eating disorder, which occurs frequently in adolescent girls, involving the refusal of food, a drive for thinness, perceptual disturbances…
ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLES
pairs or groups of muscles that work to oppose each other - thus allowing flexible movement. For example, the biceps…
ANTHROPOGENESIS
n. a scientific study paradigm relating to the study of human origins and development. Also known as anthropogeny.
ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECTS
side effects of taking anticholinergic drugs, but may also be characteristic of other agents. Examples include tricyclic antidepressants, that may…
ANTICIPATORY SCHEMA
in the perceptual cycle hypothesis, a structured body of knowledge (a pre-understanding) that shapes the expectations of a person in…
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
substances that interfere with or corrupt the normal functioning of viruses. These substances may act by blocking host-cell enzyme systems,…
ANXIETY SCALE
any of a plethora of tests designed to measure manifest, subjective anxiety - as opposed to assessing hidden or unconscious…