AFFECTIVE DISHARMONY
a feature of schizophrenic disorder where there's a lack of conformance joining sentimental response and information material of the concept…
AFFECTIVE-COGNITIVE CONSISTENCY
the level to which the affective and intellectual facets of a mood are regularly matching toward each other.
AFFIRMATIVE
with regard to language, the aspects used within a sentence of phrase in effort to develop positive notes concerning a…
AFTER-NYSTAGMUS
noun. The fundamentals of vestibular nystagmus which takes place following the head's rotation, comprising swift, nonvoluntary mobility of the eye…
AGE REGRESSION
a mesmerizing approach during which the counselor assists the patient in remembering an important encounter by forcing amnesia of their…
AGGLUTINATION
with regard to language, the production of a keyword from the blending of many different morphemes which stay basically unaffected…
AGITATED DEPRESSION
an instance of major depression classified by psychomotor aggravation, an ability to sit still, and being easily annoyed. Once referred…
AIR-BONE GAP
the contrast between air conduction and bone conduction auditory levels at particular wavelengths, which has demonstrated the multitude of conductive…
ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH AD
a department in the United States. Department of Health and Human Services that was substituted in 1992 by the Substance…
ALDOSTERONE
noun. a mineralocorticoid hormone released by the adrenal cortex. It assists in the regulation of nutrient and H2O metabolic processes…
ALGOLAGNIA
noun. an animal-like disease where sexual arousal is attained by encountering pain or inflicting it onto another
ALLAN DENT DISEASE
a variation of average to extreme cognitive retardation, frequently joined by grand mal seizures in youth. Medical symptoms consist of…
ALLPORT-VERNON-LINDZEY STUDY OF VALUES (SOV)
introduced by Gordon W. Allport, Philip L. Vernon, and Gardner Lindzey, a two-part character analysis conceived in order to project…
ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN TEST
an analysis performed during pregnancy which samples the blood of a patient and examines it to determine if alpha-fetoprotein exists…
ALTERNATE-FORMS RELIABILITY
the dependability of an estimate as gauged from the connection between collimate models of the estimate.