C

n23

CUDDLING BEHAVIOR

holding near- a type of attachment action between people that

CULTURAL DEPRIVATION 1

absence of chance to engage in the cultural supplies of the bigger societal construct because of aspects such as subpar…

CULTURAL SPECIFICITY OF EMOTIONS

the discovery that the facilitators and the displays of feelings vary significantly in individuals of varying cultures and communities.

CULTURE SHOCK

emotions of conflict within oneself or within a set of people that have been abruptly thrown into a culture they…

CUNEATE

in the form of a wedge.

CUSHING'S SYNDROME

founded by American surgeon Harvey W. Cushing, a set of indications corresponding to an ongoing overproduction of corticosteroid hormones, primarily…

CYBERNETIC EPISTEMOLOGY

an analysis that confronts the philosophical problems of epistemology in regard to computation, frequently by implementing computational knowledge representation and…

CYPROHEPTADINE

a drug which behaves as a histamine and serotonin antagonist and is employed for the remediation of allergy indicators, migraine…

CAFETERIA FEEDING

n. in experimental psychology, refers to a technique applied in studying non-human species as to hunger and food preference. Under…

CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY (CPI)

n. An inventory of items designed to test the personality characterstics of adolescents and adults on four measurement classes. Consisting…

CAMPRAL

n. trade name for acamprosate. It is one of the most recent medications approved for use in alcohol dependence as…

CANNABIS-INDUCED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

n. a rare but risky psychiatric disorder which is associated with constant cannabis intoxication and dependence. It is characterized by…

CAPSAICIN

n. a crystalline compound derived from the capsicum plant of the nightshade family. Colorless yet spicy and pungent, it is…

CARDIAC INDEX

n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the…

CARD-STACKING

n. in marketing and advertising, refers to the deliberate technique of overemphasizing a product's best features and suppressing other information…

CARNAL

adj. denoting physical pleasure and sexual appetite. Anything that is related to the flesh or the body and, thus, is…

CARVE-OUT

n. a program which exclude certain services, like coverage for health care services that relate to mental health and substance…

CASSINA

n. A wild, evergreen shrub of the holly variety (Ilex vomitoria). Rich in caffeine and theobromine, it is of medicinal…

CATAMNESIS

n. the medical history accumulated by a patient after being discharged from treatment. Therefore, this includes the follow-up history obtained…

CATCHMENT AREA

in human geography, refer to the geographical area and the human population which attracts external attention. In healthcare, it may…