ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (A-FETOPROTEIN AFP)
a protein seen in the blood plasma of developing children while inutero and cultivated by a few growths in mature…
ALTERNATE BINAURAL LOUDNESS-BALANCE TEST
an exam for an irregular vulnerability to boisterous noise. The person listens to 2 tones, both the identical frequency listened…
ALTITUDE SICKNESS
sickness stemming from a lack of oxygen during periods of exposure to high altitudes. Signs of such exposure comprise queasiness,…
AMAUROSIS FUGAX
repetitive attacks of vision reduction, that could well be brought about by, amidst other causes, glaucoma, inebriation, optic neuritis, headaches,…
AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT
in the unusual circumstance, a variation of vulnerable and open attachment in such a way that babies display tandem reactions,…
AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCA
an association of 6 entities (National Dance Association, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, American Association for Leisure…
AMERICAN ORTHOPSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (AOA)
formed by Karl Menninger, a doctor, in 1924, an all-encompassing pro enterprise involved in precautionary, remedial, and support concepts in…
AMNIOCCNTCSIS
a technique used to investigate the fetal chromosomes for any variety of irregularities or for the purpose of judging the…
ANAGRAM PROBLEM SOLVING
with regard to analysis of problem resolution, a regularly occurring task wherein it is requested that volunteers confirm which term…
ANALYTIC RULES
the 2 regulations conveyed by Sigmund Freud for employing and carrying out the psychoanalytic theory: the rule of association, that…
ANCESTOR WORSHIP
a tradition seen in several civilizations, in particular in Africa and Asia, that incorporates the venerating of deceased relatives and…
ANDROGENIZATION
n. a masculinizing process largely involving androgen hormones (i.e. testosterone), that results in the formation of male sex characteristics via…
ANETHOPATH
n. an individual who appears to be lacking morals or ethical values and inhibitions. See also antisocial personality disorder.
ANGULAR GYRUS
The ridge in the brain in the inferior parietal lobe region. Found at the intersection of the superior and middle…
ANIMAL DOMINANCE
refers to the social hierarchy among animal groups that allows some members of the species or group to have greater…
ANIMAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
a spectrum of behavior relating to reproduction, that may include courtship, mate selection, and copulation between animals.