CASE MANAGER
n. in healthcare, refers to a healthcare professional who works with patients and coodinates with providers. He or she also…
CATA- (CAT- KATA- KAT-)
combining form which denotes down, beneath, back, or against. For example, the word catatonic (adj.) implies going against a condition…
CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS
n. a severe, lingering illness with a greater likelihood of resulting in the death or long-term disability of a family…
CATEGORICAL DATA ANALYSIS
n. a number of statistical procedures that analyze categorical variables and model them on a nominal scale . Also, may…
CATOPTRICS
n. a branch of optics that is concerned with image reflection and reflected light. It studies the phenomena of how…
CAUSAL NEXUS
n. an established link between the most probable cause and its resulting effects. It relies on a connection (nexus) between…
CEBOCEPHALY
n. a congenital defect in which there is a physical deformity of the head. It manifests as monkey-like facial features,…
CENESTHESIA (COENESTHESIA)
n. a psychological awareness of the processes occurring in one's body. It arises from the bodily sensations which one experiences,…
COMPUTER ADDRESS 1
1. a number which indicates the location of data retained in a computer's reserve. 2. a title or code that…
COMPUTERIZED THERAPY
the employment of a special computer to render therapy with the guidance of a skilled professional.
CONCEPT-FORMATION TEST
any examination utilized in the research and analyses of the act of thought formation and in analyzing the degree of…
CONCRETE WORD
with regard to language, a word connotating a tangibly authentic and perceptible being, like a car or house.
CONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD
a position of acknowledgement and respect demonstrated by other people on a trial basis wherein their respect relies upon the…
CONDITIONING APPARATUS
with regard to animal studies, any tool employed in conditioning processes, the most frequently used being the operant chamber.
CONFIDENCE LIMITS
the top and bottom resulting points of a confidence interval- those being the value between which the quotient of the…
CONFLICT SPIRAL
a trend of advancing friction and conflict between at least people or teams who go against each other's replies with…
CONGENITAL
designating a state or disease which is in existence at birth. Commonly referred to as connate.