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…
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
(CDC) a U.S. federal agency which plays a central role in public health and safety. Mainly, it is concerned with…
COMPUTATIONAL METAPHOR
the design of the mind as a tool for functioning and carrying out tasks on representations that are similar to…
CONCENTRATION-CAMP SYNDROME
an alternative version of PTSD endured by survivors of concentration camps. Chronic stress warning signs in concentration camp patients comprise…
CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM
the appropriate arranging of someone's mental capacity, emotional consciousness, life experience, and idealogic or spiritual positioning into a strategy for…
CONDENSATION
noun. The blending of many ideas, feelings, or concepts into one vision or representation. Often observed in dreams.
CONDITIONED REFLEX, CONDITIONED STIMULUS (CS)
An unbiased stimulant which is repetitively correlated with an unconditioned stimulant till it obtains the capacity to invoke a reaction…
CONDUCTIVITY
noun. 1. the capacity of a compound to convey energy like skin, thermal, or electrical conduction. 2. the capacity of…
CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH
studies undertaken with the objective of being able to challenge particular predetermined hypotheses.
CONFUSABILITY INDEX
with regard to ergonomics, any amount utilized to show the level to which a representation, image, or demonstration piece is…