CUBE MODEL
a 3-D model of the data cues which conclude causal traits. These cues are: uniqueness, general opinion and behavior, and…
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
1. ownership of the abilities and insight which are recommended for and particular to a chosen culture. 2. the ability…
CULTURAL RESIDUE, CULTURE LEAD
a specific facet of a culture that seems to be alternating quicker than the culture does as a whole.
CULTURE OF HONOR
a cultural standard in an area, country, or ethnic people wherein brutality is recommended as the favored response to an…
CUMULATIVE RESPONSE CURVE
a collective documentation, in graphical display, of the replies in a conditioning trial and error process. An absence of a…
CURVE FITTING
any of many statistical methods for acquiring a curve that symbolizes a chosen set of information on a graph.
CYCLOSPORINE (CYCLOSPORIN)
an immunosuppressive agent employed mainly to inhibit refusal of organs transplanted into someone, but additionally employed in the remediation of…
CALENDAR METHOD OF BIRTH CONTROL
n. a natural method of contraception which is based on a woman's monthly cycle. Following the female pattern of ovulation…
CAMARADERIE
n. the spirit of goodwill and rapport which pervades a unit such as a military or social group. Of a…
CANNABIS ABUSE
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a pattern of repeated and excessive cannabis use. Although addiction to the substance is rare,…
CAPITALIZATION ON CHANCE
n. a process of risk-taking in business or personal affairs wherein the causality of an event is inferred from and…
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
n. a class of diseases which cause an abnormal function in the heart and blood vessels. The most common examples…
CAREZZA (KAREZZA)
n. the deliberate act of delaying or prolonging an orgasm during sexual intercourse. It is a technique meant to enhance…
CARTESIAN THEATER
n. a metaphor conceptualized by U.S.cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett (1942- ). It challenged the rationale behind Cartesian dualism,…
CASE-FINDING
n. a process of identifying and locating an individual who needs immediate medical or psychological treatment for a specific mental…
CATALYTIC AGENT
n. in group psychotherapy, refers to a participant who stimulates an emotional reaction from fellow participants. Thus, this person actively…
CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
n. a peculiar type of schizophrenia which involves two extreme patterns of behavior - that is, catatonic stupor and catatonic…