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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CLINICAL SEXOLOGISTS (AACS)

an establishment formed in 1986 as the academic branch of the American Board of Sexology. From 1995 onward, it has

AMERICAN MANUAL ALPHABET

a way of corresponding for people with deafness in such a way that the lecturer uses certain hand and finger

AMES DISTORTION ROOM

a space wherein cues for range perception are employed by experimentation to twist the observing person's insight into the proportional

AMNESTIC DISORDER

classified in the DSM-IV-TR as a disruption in memory categorized by an incapacity to retain new data being introduced or

AMPHETAMINES

a team of drugs that encourage the reticular development in the human brain and result in a distribution of stored

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

a motor neuron illness wherein both lower and upper motor neurons are impacted. It is characterized by advanced destruction of

ANAGOGIC INTERPRETATION

delivered by Carl Jung and later fully implemented by Herbert Silberer, the comprehension of dreams and various other subconscious concepts

ANALOGOUS

adjective. analogy of the cave a metaphor started by Plato, a Greek philosopher, demonstrate his assertion that people are merely

ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY

introduced by Carl Jung, a cohesive system wherein the mind is viewed as a composite of philosophical values, primordial images

ANCCDOTAL EVIDENCE

proof which is grounded in casual, unrestrained private experiences

ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME

a genetic disorder affecting males, carried on the X (male) chromosome. The disorder causes abnormalities in reproductive and genital development

ANESTHETIC

n. any natural or synthetic substance that results in the person losing sensitivity to stimuli. May or may not produce

ANGST

n. An emotional state encompassing anxiety and fear. N. May also reflect the uncertainty, fear, and anguish in an existential

ANIMAL DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR

behavior used in the act of self-preservation, to avoid falling victim to another animal or predator. The function of this

ANIMAL RIGHTS

the rights of animals to be free from human abuse, suffering, and exploitation - especially relating to human research. Although

ANISO- (ANIS-)

this term essentially means in some way unequal or dissimilar.

ANODYNE

n. refers to a group of procedures intended to act as pain relievers - for example analgesics, acupuncture, and anesthesia.

ANORCHISM

n. refers to the congenital absence of one or both testes, part of the male reproductive system.

ANT ILIHIDINAL EGO

a term used in object relations theory (Fairburn, 1889-) to refer to a non-pleasurable, deprecatory, and sometimes hostile self-image. It

ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

loss of memory for events that occur after the onset of amnesia. Also involves a lack of new learning post-amnesia.