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…
EPILEPSY (Symptoms and Types)
Epilepsy comprises a group of disorders characterized by transient, recurrent episodes of clouding or loss of consciousness, sometimes with convulsive…
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…
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…
EXTREMITY OF AN ATTITUDE
has been related to the strength of the attitude concerned, for example, one attitude may be treated or looked upon…
EYE-MOVEMENT CAMERA
is otherwise known as an eye tracker; normally an electronic device which photographs various eye movements (during specific conditions, such…
EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE
is a variable which inadvertantly effects the course of an experiment, specifically the dependent variable, normally without the knowledge of…