ANXIETY NEUROSIS
in psychoanalysis, this refers to a disturbance or neurosis. The most prominent symptoms are thought to be persistent anxiety, feelings…
APPETITION SYSTEM
extraversion: as represented by an individual's relative sensitivity to appetitive (positive, rewarding) cues and stimuli and his or her behavioral…
APPRAISAL THEORY
an overarching name for a group of theories, stating that people's cognitive appraisals or evaluations of a situation determine the…
ARACHNOID GRANULATIONS
a series of extensions found in the middle layer of the meninges (arachnoid mater) and throughout the outer layer (dura…
ARCHITECTURAL INNATCNESS
This refers to the level at which architecture is innate. Compare with chronotopic constraints.
ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST (AFQT)
the original screening test developed in 1950 by the Department of Defense in order to determine a person
AROUSAL REGULATION
the controlling of cognitive and physiological activation using natural or cognitive-behavioral methods. See also autogenic training.
ARTICULATION DISORDER
refers to any disorder of speech involving the substitution, omission, distortion, or addition of basic speech sounds (phonemes). See also…
ARTIFICIAL SELECTION
human intervention in animal or plant reproduction to improve the value or utility of succeeding generations of the species. Compare…
ASPIRIN COMBINATIONS
Refers to drug mixtures that include aspirin as one of the components. Commonly other analgesics (e.g., acetaminophen, codeine, propoxyphene), stimulants…
ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE
computer programs that are specially designed to enable individuals with disabilities to use the applications. For example, a screen reader,…
ASSOCIATIONIST
n. a psychological theorist who believes that the process of learning and higher-order functioning can be described as the acquisition,…
ASSUMED ROLE
a behavioral role adopted by a person who accepts a particular social position or status, with the belief that his…