CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKCRS
n. Drugs classified as calcium antagonists and used in the treatment of angina, high blood pressure, and abnormal heart rhythms.…
CALORIC NYSTAGMUS
a. rotatory type of nystagmus that is induced when the ears are irrigated by a warm or cold stimulus. Furthermore,…
CANDLELIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION
n. a non-profit organization which links families and children going through cancer. It provides information on childhood cancer treatment and…
CAPACITY SHARING
n. a method of enhancing individual performance through the division of attention and its resources between and among different tasks.…
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
n. a volatile type of solvent which produces sedative-like side effects when inhaled. These behavioral effects include a sense of…
CARDIOPHOBIA
n. an excessive and irrational fear of matters concerning the health of the heart. Specifically, it is an extreme fear…
CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM
n. In geometry, refers to a system of locating points and elements in a Euclidean (three-dimensional) space using coordinates. This…
CASE REPORT
n. a detailed report which documents a patient's medical or psychological condition. It is a collection of data which includes…
CATASTROPHIZE
vb. the tendency to exaggerate a negative outcome without any real basis. Thoughts are already focused on the worst possible…
CATEGORICAL PERCEPTION
n. in speech perception, refers to the phenomenon wherein test participants experience a difficulty in discriminating between accoustically-different stimuli which…
CATTELL INVENTORY
n. the earliest version of several self-report inventories used to study personality traits through factor analysis. First developed by British-American…
CAUSAL PATH
n. a relatively-probable to highly-probable causal sequence derived from a complex array of potential causes and effects. Statistical analysis is…
CEILING EFFECT
n. the inadequacy of a test to measure the true ability and intelligence of a child. Each intelligence or achievement…
COMPUTER ILLITERACY
lacking the ability to comprehend computers to how to make use of them appropriately.
COMREY PERSONALITY SCALES (CPS)
created by American psychologist Andrew Laurence Comrey, a reserve of personal differences in 8 personality characteristics designed mainly through factor…