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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…

AMESLAN

a contracted way of referring to American sign language.

AMNIOCCNTCSIS

a technique used to investigate the fetal chromosomes for any variety of irregularities or for the purpose of judging the…

AMPHI-

prefix 1. unsure or cloudy. 2. on both parts or of each type, amphiboly noun. a phrase that possesses a…

AMYTAL

noun. A brand name for amobarbital.

ANAGRAM PROBLEM SOLVING

with regard to analysis of problem resolution, a regularly occurring task wherein it is requested that volunteers confirm which term…

ANALOGUE

1. a being, object, or otherwise, that poses a likeness to another being, object, etc. 2. an organ belonging to…

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.

ANISOCORIA

n. in this condition, the size of the pupils is unequal between eyes in the same individual. It affects approximately…

ANOETIC

1. A purely emotional reaction that is not moderated by emotional processes. 2. An unconscious place in memory where things…

ANORECTANTS

Part of a group of drugs that cause appetite suppression. See also appetite suppression.

ANTABUSE

n. the trade name for the drug disulfiram.