ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Tests designed to measure knowledge or skill attained through training in a specific subject or area. Achievement tests are usually…
ACROCEPHALY
A disorder characterized by an exceptionally high skull and severe mental retardation. In one syndrome (Crouzon) these symptoms are associated…
ACTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
A treatment procedure in which the patient is directed to make a graduated series of changes in his behavior. Active…
AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA
sex organs that aren't completely distinguished, for example, females produced with a clitoris that could perhaps be taken wrongly for…
AMBULATORY SCHIZOPHRENIA
a health problem during which someone who was put in the hospital earlier due to substantial ailments and then declared…
AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (ABPP)
the comprehensive group for thirteen psychology specialization panels in the U.S. Developed in 1947, its objective is to setup, apply,…
AMERICAN PSYCHOSOMATIC SOCIETY (APS)
an all-encompassing pro enterprise formed where 1942 with an objective slated to encourage a science-based comprehension of the complex relationships…
AMINOPTERIN
noun. A narcotic or non-narcotic that is alike to methotrexate that is occasionally employed in non-medical scenarios to elicit an…
AMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE
a group of mental, attitudinal, and physiological indicators of ongoing use of an amphetamine or similar compound regardless of the…
ANALGESICS
noun. Narcotics or other substances that relieve pain. Numbing agents are generally categorized as being narcotic or non-narcotic, dependent upon…
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA)
any number of the many statistically-deemed processes that segregate the joint and set apart the impacts of the individual factors…
ANAPHYLAXIS
noun. an over-sensitivity to the delivery of an allergen to the body due to prior exposure to the same allergen.…
ANDERSEN'S DISEASE
a genetic disorder characterized by cirrhosis of the liver and a malfunctioning nervous system. Sufferers lack the enzyme necessary to…
ANECDOTAL RECORD
a factual written record of a person's conduct, based on succinct, spontaneous, and descriptive observations made by an onlooker. This…
ANIMAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
rhythmic fluctuations in physiology of animals, especially relating to sleep and wake cycles. See also biological rhythms- circadian rhythms
ANIMAL MATERNAL DEPRIVATION
refers to the deprivation of maternal influence for an offspring, either via natural circumstances or due to experimental manipulation. This…
ANIMISTIC THINKING
as an integral part of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, this type of thinking is most often seen in…