ANAL-SADISTIC PHASE
with regard to psychoanalytic standards, a level of the anal stage wherein a youth develops demanding and hostile intentions that…
ANDROGYNOUS SEX ROLE
n. a mixture of typically male and typically female sex roles, usually incorporating preferred aspects of both. There may be…
ANGELL, JAMES ROWLAND
(1869-1949). American psychologist often credited with the founding of FUNCTIONALISM, a brand of psychology that focuses on the function (as…
ANIMAL HOMING
the innate ability of an animal to navigate back to its place of origin when voluntary or involuntarily displaced. For…
ANIMAL VOCALIZATION
any vocal sound an animal may make that can provide information about its internal state, communicate with others, manage the…
ANKYLOGLOSSIA
n. A condition marked by the unusual shortness of the lingual frenum, which causes the tongue to experience a restricted…
ANOMALOUS DICHROMATISM
a specific type of color vision in which the individual can only perceive two (as opposed to three) primary colors.…
ANORGASMIA
n. the inability of an individual to achieve a natural orgasm. See also male orgasmic disorder- female orgasmic disorder.
ANTECEDENT
1. an event preceding or occasioning another event - setting the stage for a particular response. 2. In linguistics, the…
ANTHROPOID
adj. resembling a human being in a meaningful way. More specifically, this term refers to apes without tails, for example,…
ANTICHOLINERGIC ILEUS
the paralysis and obstruction of the small bowel muscle, resulting from medications that block muscarinic receptors in this specific area.…
ANTICONFIRMATIONISM
the argument that it is not possible to confirm the truth of general propositions, including scientific research hypotheses, either by…
ANTIPARKINSONIAN AGENTS
drugs that reduce the severity of early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Symptoms include tremors, movement and gait abnormalities, and muscle…
ANTIVITAMIN
n. a substance or set of substances that interferes with the functions of vitamins in the body. Most antivitamins are…
ANXIETY SENSITIVITY
fear that sensations and physiological reactions associated with anxiety will have harmful consequences. An individual with high natural levels of…
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…