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.…
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 INTOXICATION
n. a type of intoxication induced by an overdose of caffeine. The caffeine content may have been derived from coffee,…
CANADIAN MENTAL TRAINING REGISTRY
n. a registry system in Canada for professionals and consultants working in the field of sports psychology. As an agency,…
CARBAMATES
n. an organic compound derived as a salt or ester from carbamic acid. Medically, they are synthesized into acetylcholinesterase inhibitors…
CARDIAC PACEMAKER
n. an artificial electrical device which is implanted in the region of the heart. Its main function is to help…
CAREER CHOICE
n. the selection of a particular path or vocation in terms of career. This is usually influenced by parental guidance,…
CAROTODYNIA
n. a form of pain that is caused by pressure upon the common carotid artery. This pain is felt along…
CASE GRAMMAR
n. in linguistics, refers to sentence construction and analysis which gives primary consideration to semantics rather than to syntax. In…
CASTRATION ANXIETY
n. the fear of suffering an injury or loss of the genitals. In the pregenital stage of the Freudian psychoanalytic…