CEREBELLUM
A roughly spherical part of the hindbrain, located beneath the cerebral hemispheres (plate 1). The structure gets its name, which…
CEREBRAL CORTEX
The gray “bark,” or surface layer of the cerebral hemispheres, containing the nerve cells involved in the higher mental processes.…
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
As used here, character development refers to the development of conscience, moral concepts, religious values, and social attitudes in the…
Collectivist and Individualist Cultures
Collectivist cultures tend to use an authoritarian parenting style to instill cultural values or beliefs in the children. On the…
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…
CATECHOLAMINE
n. one of a group of bioamines produced in the brain and endocrine system. They include neurotransmitters like dopamine and…
CATELECTROTONUS
n. a physical condition in which there is increase excitability or irritability observed in the nerve or muscle nearest the…
CAUSAL CHAIN
A hypothetical or actual sequence of events which lead to a particular effect. The chain of events must be ordered…
CELL PROLIFERATION
n. the continuous process of cellular multiplication and differentiation. As to increase in number and size, this is achieved through…