ALTERCASTING
noun. pushing personalities and societal functions onto other people, typically by treating these people in such a way that they…
ALTERNATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
virtually any course of action not assumed to be found in the traditional realm of psychotherapy.
AMANTADINE
an antiviral agent that is also a dopamine receptor agonist and is sometimes employed to improve the extrapyramidal impacts of…
AMBITENDENCY
noun. 1. the propensity to behave in contrary means, grounded in contradicting attitudinal drives. 2. a trend of unfinished motor…
AMENITY MOVE
a kind of relocation, frequently taking place near the golden years when one retires from work, that is formulated to…
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)
an expert enterprise formed in 1916 in order to enhance the academic procedures involved via promotion of academic overview corresponding…
AMERICAN SPORT EDUCATION PROGRAM (ASEP)
a sequence of academic curriculum for moms and dads, mentors, administrators, and officials of volunteer adolescent sport that promotes a…
AMPHETAMINE WITHDRAWAL
a symptomatic detachment complex that appears soon following one ceasing an extended, substantial usage of an amphetamine or similar compound.…
AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN (APP)
a protein that, when severed by many enzymes, generates beta-amyloid. Build-up of beta-amyloid in the human brain is deemed to…
ANALOGICAL THINKING
a kind of reasoning characterized by the use of analogy rather than official or ration thinking, or sequential reasoning. Commonly…
ANALYTIC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
founded by American therapist Samuel Richard Slavson, a type of team-oriented therapy ground in the use of psychoanalytic ideas and…
ANATOMICAL AGE
gauging of a person's level of physical growth, grounded in the state of specific boney features, and contrasted with the…
ANDROCENTRIC
Describes a predominantly male perspective that often minimizes or completely excludes the female experience and perspective. See also phallocent Ric.
ANENCEPHALY
n. a congenital abnormality resulting in the absence of the bones forming the base of the skull (cranial vault), and…
ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA
a disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of non-inflammatory swelling in specific body tissues. Usually involves the skin, viscera, mucous membranes…
ANIMAL COOPERATION
behavior whereby one or several animals act together to produce mutual benefit. Examples may include bees making honey, ants building…
ANIMAL PHOBIA
a persistent and irrational fear of a particular species or type of animal - most often snakes, rats, or other…