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ENTOPTIC PHENOMENA

Any visual sensation arising from within the eyeball.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT

A aspect of the environment that discourages the development of skills and abilities.

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOPHYSICS

Applying psychophysical methods to problems in real world environments.

EPICRITIC SENSATION

A cutaneous sensation such as pressure or temperature that is detected at a low level of sensitivity.

EPILEPTIFORM SEIZURE

A seizure resembling and epileptic one but is not related to epilepsy. See non-eplileptic seizure.

EPISTEMIC

Relating to the knowledge of epistemology and the desire for knowledge.

EQUAL STEPS

Found in a series of stimuli differing in intensity and increments that are equal physically or perceptually.

ERECT

1. Upright or vertical. See piloerection- posture. 2. Tumescent as in a penis.

ERGOT DERIVATIVES

A group of adrenoreceptor blocking agents derived from ergot alkaloids.

EROTIC INSTINCT

1. Sex drive or libido. 2. Eros or the life instinct.

ERROR OF COMMISSION

A type of human error where the person say presses a buton twice instead of once and an error occurs.

ESCAPE FROM REALITY

Defense action by using fantasy to avoid conflicts and problems. See flight from reality.

EST 1

The abbreviation for electro-shock therapy or electro-convulsive shock therapy.

ESTROUS BEHAVIOR

A pattern of behaviour seen in non-human females during estrus. Also called heat.

ETHNIC CLEANSING

The removal, detention and genocide of an ethnic group to produce a homogenous territory or society.

ETHOS

The character or spirit of a person, culture, nation or period in time. See ortgeist- zeitgeist.

EUPHOROGENIC

An event or medication generating a sdtate of euphoria.

EVALUATION RESEARCH

Applying scientific principles, methods and theories to identify, describe, measure and predict importnat factors to develop human service delivery systems.

EVIL EYE

Folk belief. Belief in a stare that is hostile and will cause adversity, illness, injury or destruction for the person

EXACERBATION

The increase in severity of a condition.