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CAMOUFLAGE

n. the act of concealing one's presence or identity in natural surroundings. It is a form of defense achieved through…

CANNABIS DEPENDENCE

n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a set of cognitive, physiological, and behavioral symptoms which outwardly indicate continued use of cannabis.…

CAPITATION

in healthcare, refers to a method of payment that has been pre-arranged between the healthcare provider/facility and the physician. This…

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

n. a self-development program in which a person manages the progress and advancement of his or her own career. In…

CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY

n. the responsiveness of an individual's cardiovascular system to triggers such as stress. This is measured through the degree of…

CARGO CULT

n. a religious practice observed in island-based tribal societies, following the wave of advanced cultures and the flow of material…

CARTESIANISM

n. a philosophical way of thinking founded on three tenets, namely: (1) that all knowledge unites as one, (2) that…

CASEWORK

n. the sum of all the supervisory tasks performed by a social worker - in this case, a caseworker. The…

CATALYTIC VARIABLE

n. a variable whose presence would facilitate a process socially or biologically. In terms of biology for instance, the variable…

CATATONIC STUPOR

n. one extreme end of the catatonic state (catatonia). It is characterized by a marked decrease in response to stimuli…

CATEGORIZATION

n. the process of grouping or classifying people, objects, events, and experiences. Usually, these are grouped according to classes based…

CAUDA EQUINA

n. a bundle of spinal nerve roots and nerves resembling the appearance of a horse's tail. It consists of the…

CAUSATION

n. an empirical relationship which exists between two events which can be summed up as one event (the cause) bringing…

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE (CAM)

n. any of a number of protein molecules which typically act as transmembrane receptors. These proteins adhere to cell surfaces…

CENTER

n. in neurophysiology, refers to a structure or region of the body responsible for the control of a particular function.…

CATASTROPHIZING

The exaggerate the negative effects of events or decisions.

COMPUTER OF AVERAGED TRANSIENTS

a tool which allows the computerized generalizing of many sequential reactions to stimulants, as documented by electroencephalography, in effort to…

CONCAVEATION

noun. With regard to animal behavior, a type of sensitization in which a virgin female starts to show adequate mothering…

CONCEPTUAL DISORDER

a disruption in the cognitive procedure or in the capacity to compose theoretical thoughts from standardized ones.

CONCOMITANT VARIATION

1. the modification of two sensations simultaneously, wherein the variables might be informally connected or both variables might be impacted…