ENUCLEATION
1. removing a whole organic structure such as a tumour. 2. Removing the nucleus of a cell.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Developing principles to raise people's awarweness of the environment. See environmental attitudes- social trap.
EPIDEMIOLOGIC CATCHMENT AREA SURVEY (ECA SURVEY)
A telephone survey of mental disorders carried out in 1980 to 1985 in the US to get information about prevalence…
EPILEPTOID PERSONALITY
Personality pattern including irritability, selfishness, aggressiveness and being uncooperative.
EQUILIBRIUM-POINT MODEL
A model for limb control where the target of movement is the equilibrium point between the agonist and antagonist muscle…
ERICHSEN'S DISEASE
Featuring back pain and spinal symptoms that are a precursor to post traumatic stress disorder. Also called railway spine.
ERROR OF REFRACTION
An eye defect where the light is not refracted to the retina properly and visual acuity is reduced.
ESTES-SKINNER PROCEDURE
Pavlovian conditioning trials are superimposed on baseline operant responding. See conditioned suppression,
ETHNOCENTRISM
A tendency to malign and reject another ethnic group while glorifying your own. See ingroup bias- racism.
EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Process of consciousness arising in the animal kingdom associated with evolution.
EXAPTATION
An evolved trait for one function is later used for another function. Also called spandrel.