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CALVINISM

n. a branch of Western Christianity which is Protestant in form. It is of the theology that God is omnipotent,

CANNABIS

n. any of three plant species of the Genus Cannabis. (Species: sativa, indica, and ruderalis). In dried form, their flowers

CAPITALISM

n. in economics, refers to a free-market system which emphasizes on private ownership and individual enterprise. Here, there is either

CARE-AND-PROTECTION PROCEEDINGS

n. an intervention initiated by the court in behalf of a child's best interest in terms of health, education, and

CARDIOVASCULAR (CV)

adj. anything related to or involving the heart and its blood vessels. These conditions affect blood circulation as a whole.

CARETAKING BEHAVIOR

n. the behavior exhibited by parents as well as alloparents (caretakers) in relation to the needs of their wards or

CARTESIAN SELF

n. a fundamental certainty that a human can know everything of the self but not of the other. There is

CASE-BASED REASONING

n. a case approach which utilizes information from previously-resolved situations and applies them in the context of similar situations. Thus,

CATALYST

n. any substance which significantly increases the speed of a chemical reaction. It is only required in small amounts compared

CATATONIC EXCITEMENT

n. a highly-agitated state in which a patient exhibits extreme restlessness to the point of exhaustion. This results in repetitive

CATEGORICAL VARIABLE

n. a variable with a number of possible values, yet these are fixed and limited into set groups or classes.

CATTELL-HORN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE

n. a theory which proposes that general intelligence can be divided into two broad sets of abilities, namely: (1) G-f,

CAUSALGIA

n. a condition of aching, burning pain that results from peripheral nerve injury. In acute cases, it is often caused

CELIAC PLEXUS

n. a radiating network of nerve fibers found in the abdomen and arising from the branches of the abdominal aorta.

CENSUS

n. an official and complete count of the population in its entirety. It includes demographic information about members belonging to

CARGO CULT I

1. Beliefs of the South Pacific Islanders based on worship giving them material goods by supernatural means. 2. A naive

COMPUTER MODEL

a computer emulation of an exterior being, like a psychological behavior, for the objective of assisting in comprehension of its

CONARIUM

noun. With regard to the theory of French philosopher Rene Descartes, the area of contact joining the body and mind,

CONCEPTUAL COMPLEXITY

the magnitude to which a concept or matter is hard to comprehend, due to the numerous theoretical ideas integrated and

CONCLUSION DRAWING IN A MESSAGE

precisely exclaiming the results that are supposed to be taken from a convincing speech.