ENTROPY (literally “turning toward or turning inward”)
A diminished capacity for spontaneous change; the inability to translate psychic or physical energy into a new form.In its psychiatric…
ENURESIS (Bed-wetting)
Persistent involuntary discharge of urine, usually during sleep, after the age of three. Bed-wetting may occur every night, several times…
EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS
An inflammation of brain tissue caused by a filterable virus, and sometimes associated with systemic infections such as measles, mumps,…
EPILEPSY (Etiology and Therapy)
The primary symptoms of epilepsy, alterations of consciousness in association with convulsive movements, are produced by disturbances in the electrical…
EGO PSYCHOTHERAPY
A therapeutic approach developed by Paul Federn and his disciple Edoardo Weiss, based upon the theory that mental disturbance involves…
EARLY INFANTILE AUTISM
A psychotic disorder of infancy characterized by stereotyped behavior and a total lack of response or relationship to other people.The…
EBBINGHAUS, HERMANN (1850- 1909)
In his work on memory, Ebbinghaus suggested many principles and methods that have been incorporated in modern psychology. He invented…
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES
Ecology is the scientific study of the mutual relations between organisms and their environment.Ecological research on animals and plants focuses…
EXTRACEPTION
was first defined by U.S. psychologist Henry Alexander Murray (1893 - 1988) as an attitude of skepticism towards a specific…
EXTRAUTERINE PREG
describes, the potentially painful medical condition, whereby a testicle has not descended fully from the abdominal cavity and has therefore…
EYE-HAND COORDINATION
is the combined motions of the hands and eyes, working in tandem, for example; an infant may locate a toy…
EXTRACHANCE
is an adjective used to describe a set of test results which differ greatly from the expectations planned before the…
EXTRAVERSION (EXTROVERSION)
is supposedly observed in those with external loci of identities, where the orientation of their energies and interests are focussed…
EYELASH SIGN
is one of the many diagnostic tests a neurologist can perform, when determining the level of neurological damage to a…
EXTRADURAL HEMORRHAGE
is internal bleeding which occurs outside the outermost protective layer covering the brain, otherwise known as the dura mater. Extradural…
EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
is an umbrella term used to describe any environment (a habitat or place) which can affect the species living there…
EYELID CONDITIONING
was first explored by a researcher named Pavlov, who showed that it was possible to classically condition an animal (and…
EXTRAFUSAL FIBER
are muscle fibres that are empirical to the general running and functioning of the nervous system. These fibres coat muscle…