ECHO- ENCEPHALOGRAPH,
The graph of waves from the midline structure that are recorded as visual images.
ECOBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment used in applied behaviour analysis to measure moment-to-moment effects on specific behaviours.
EDUCATIONAL RETARDATION 1
1. Slowness of a student acquiring knowledge due to various disabilities. 2. Slowness or delay specific to a subject or…
EFFERENT MOTOR APHASIA
Aphasia resulting from lesions in the lower part of the premotor area of teh brain.
EGO ANALYSIS
Techniques directed towards discovering wekanesses and strength in our ego. See ego strength- ego weakness.
EGO PSYCHOLOGY THEORIES
Combine biological and psychological views of people's development while recognising the complex influences of sociocultural dimensions on individual functioning.
EINSTELLUNG
1. Having a relatively inflexible mental attitude. 2. The tendency to respond in a stereptypical way.
ELDERLY HOUSING
Accomodation suitable for the older adults designed to take account changes in in physical and cognitive abiltities.
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT)
The controversial ytreatment that induces a seizure in a patient by passing an electric current through the templs.
ELECTROOCULOGRAM (EOG)
Graphic representation of the elcetrical potential between the front and back of the eye.
ELEMENTARY COGNITIVE TASK (ECT)
A simple test designed to measure participants response times as they perform tasks.
ELLIS-VAN CREVELD SYNDROME
An autosomal recessive disorder where a person has extra fingers and toes, poorly formed hair, teeth and nails with skeletal…
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY
The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.