ACHEIRIA (ACHIRIA)
being born having just one hand or neither hand. 2. a state of illness in which one lacks the ability…
ACHROMATIC
1. lacking color- colorless agents of black, white and gray. 2. retaining the ability to bend light while keeping it…
ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTS
acoustic or even sound-multiplying properties of a physical atmosphere. Just as imperative as the volume of sound is the time…
ACQUIRED COLOR BLINDNESS
faulty chromatic eyesight that evolves inside an individual with prior normal eyesight and no reported problems. These kinds of colorblindness…
ACROPARESTHESIA
noun. Feelings of pins and needles or other irregular feelings in the arms and legs. Types include: Nothnagel's acroparesthesia and…
ACTION POTENTIAL (AP)
the update in electric probability that circulates ahead in a cell during the course of the transmission of a nerve…
ACTIVATION-ELABORATION
a joint-process theory of memory supporting the idea that information kept in memory will fluctuate in amounts of both activation…
ACTIVE PLACEBO
a stimulus utilized in double-blind controlled studies of pharmacologic commodities which have zero healing properties, however contrary to a considerably…
ACTIVITY RECORD
compiled or documented information accounting a pupil's participation in events, sports, or other projects lying outside the daily structure of…
ACTUARIAL RISK ASSESSMENT
a mathematically measured prediction of the potential of a person who will present a danger to other people or have…
ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATE
serious bafflement that may consist of signs of frustration, random access memory disruption, confusion, and craze. It usually takes place…
AD HOC CATEGORY
a classification created to satisfy a particular qualification or need, typically in the second it is required. For instance, one…
ADAPTATIONAL PSYCHODYNAMICS,
developed by Hungarian-born U.S. psychoanalyst Sandor Rado, one of the child ego stages in transactional analysis, where children exhibit conformity,…
ADDICTED ATHLETE
a person who is regularly engaged in exercise activities who will undoubtedly encounter signs of withdrawal if removed from or…
ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR
fairly stereotypic behavior which follows the introduction of a stimulant. It varies from straight-forward responder practice where the potential of…
ADOPTER CATEGORIES
groups that items are classified or placed into by those who purchase them, reliant upon how immediate the person chooses…
ADRENERGIC REACTION
with regard to organs that are supplied with nerves from the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), their reactions to the excitement…