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CAPACITY SHARING

n. a method of enhancing individual performance through the division of attention and its resources between and among different tasks.

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

n. a volatile type of solvent which produces sedative-like side effects when inhaled. These behavioral effects include a sense of

CARDIOPHOBIA

n. an excessive and irrational fear of matters concerning the health of the heart. Specifically, it is an extreme fear

CAREGIVER

n. in healthcare, refers to any individual who is involved in treating or preventing an illness, disease, or complication. In

CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM

n. In geometry, refers to a system of locating points and elements in a Euclidean (three-dimensional) space using coordinates. This

CASE REPORT

n. a detailed report which documents a patient's medical or psychological condition. It is a collection of data which includes

CATALEPSY

n. a trance-like condition in which a person is observed to be in a state of prolonged and sustained unresponsiveness.

CATASTROPHIZE

vb. the tendency to exaggerate a negative outcome without any real basis. Thoughts are already focused on the worst possible

CATEGORICAL PERCEPTION

n. in speech perception, refers to the phenomenon wherein test participants experience a difficulty in discriminating between accoustically-different stimuli which

CATTELL INVENTORY

n. the earliest version of several self-report inventories used to study personality traits through factor analysis. First developed by British-American

CAUSAL PATH

n. a relatively-probable to highly-probable causal sequence derived from a complex array of potential causes and effects. Statistical analysis is

CEILING EFFECT

n. the inadequacy of a test to measure the true ability and intelligence of a child. Each intelligence or achievement

CENSOR

n. in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the aspect of the mind - specifically, the preconscious - which represses (or censors)

CARCBARIA

Headache symptoms of pressure and haeviness that is distressing

COMPUTER ILLITERACY

lacking the ability to comprehend computers to how to make use of them appropriately.

COMREY PERSONALITY SCALES (CPS)

created by American psychologist Andrew Laurence Comrey, a reserve of personal differences in 8 personality characteristics designed mainly through factor

CONCEPTUAL APRAXIA

a remarkable lack of ability to employ equipment in the correct manner.

CONCINNITY

the quality of a piece or facet of art which depicts a peaceful, united combination of the many components to

CONCRETIZATION

1. lacking the ableness to think theoretically wherein there is a strong accent on specifics and instant experience. It happens

CONDITIONAL REASONING

logic that takes the shape of if X, then Y. Within the context of formal logic, the phrase or sentence