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CRANIAL REFLEX

a reaction handled by one of the cranial nerves.

CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY

therapy-based interferences which utilize artistic efforts or methods to elicit correspondence and the display of feelings, improve self-consciousness, and encourage

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD)

a quickly intensifying neurological illness inflicted by irregular prion proteins and marked by nonvoluntary muscle motions, ataxia, optical disruptions, dementia,

CRISIS TEAM

a team of pros who are skilled and at the ready to assist people in coping with psychological responses while

CRITICAL

adjective. 1. mandatory for some procedure. 2. stressing authentic or pretend flaws. 3. marked by or designating via biased analysis

CROCKER-HENDERSON ODOR SYSTEM

developed by American chemists Lloyd F. Henderson and Ernest C. Crocker, a theory which claims four main facets of odor:

CROSS-DIMENSION ATTITUDE CONSISTENCY

the degree to which the facets that are fundamental to outlook-relevant insight are analytically aligned with each other.

CROSS-NASAL ADAPTATION

olfactory acclimationin one side of the nose following the introduction of a stimulant to the opposite side.

CRUCIAL EXPERIMENT

a trial and error procedure built in a way that the outcome will conclude which of the two converse theories

CRYPTORCHIDISM

noun. The state of a man whose testicles haven't lowered into the scrotum. It's not uncommon and doesn't hinder the

CUE-CONTROLLED RELAXATION

an approach wherein a patient is training to correlate a cue word with the exercising of relaxation and calmness.

CULTURAL EPOCH THEORY

the once effective, but now widely disgraced theory that all people cultures go through like phases of economic and social

CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM

the stance that the morals, ideas, and actions symptomatic of different cultures can be seen, perceived, and evaluated in correlation

CULTURE-FAIR TESTS

examinations of intellect based upon shared human experience and purported to be generally unbiased with regard to special cultural impacts.

CUNEUS

noun. The part of the occipital lobe, which is shaped like a wedge, on the center exterior of both cerebral

CUSTOM

a classic action, practice, or behavior which is conveyed via the years and years of family members that practice it,

CYCLE OF VIOLENCE

originally postulated by American forensic and clinical psychologist Lenore Walker, an abstract outline for comprehending the determination of abusive relationships.

CYTOCHROME OXIDASE

an enzyme which presents in the inner membrane of mitochondria and is imperative to aerobic respiration.

CAFFEINE

n. a crystalline, bitter-tasting alkaloid of plant-based origin. It belongs to the methylxanthine group which is known to have stimulating

CALKINS, MARY WHITON

(1863-1930) a first-generation U.S. psychologist who completed her studies at Harvard University, yet never received her degree. She is best-known