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FREUDIAN THEORY OF PERSONALITY

A general psychoanalytic concept of character and personality being the product of fixations and experiences that stem form early stages

FRONTAL CORTEX

the name of the most anterior part of the cerebral cortex. See also prefrontal cortex.

FUGUE

a brief period where a person is in a semi-conscious state in routine activity and has no memory of the

FUNCTIONAL ANALYTIC CAUSAL MODEL (FACM)

a vector diagram of a functional analysis of a person that visually presents a clinician's conjectures or theories about the

FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS

a term used in problem solving where there is a tendency to cling to set patterns and overlook possible new

FUNCTIONAL RESERVE

A degree to which the brain is able to adapt functionally to a brain injury. Thought to depend on such

FUSIONAL LANGUAGE

a language that forms words by the fusion of morphemes, so that the constituent elements of a word are not

FACE RECOGNITION

is the process of identifying an individual using their facial features and expressions which individual's typically remember greater and for

FACIAL-AFFECT PROGRAM

is a purely hypothetical creation based on a set of central nervous system nerves, which could be responsible for the

FACTOR REFLECTION

can be approached from two different angles. The factor reflection is either a change of the signs of a specific

FAILURE TO THRIVE (FTT)

is a medical term which is used when a child, after birth and up to th age of 2 years

FALSE AUTHORITY

is one of the assumptive techniques, typically found in business, where an expert in one area of society is assumed

FALSETTO

a noun, is a high-pitched voice during the production of which the vocal register is extended upward beyond the normal

FAMILY LIFE CYCLE

is the application of a purely Darwinistic approach to families, whereby life events such as marriage, or coupling (in select

FANTASY

has a range of potential applications to real-life situations, for example, "fantasy" could refer to a range of mental experiences

FATHER FIXATION

has been observed in a range of cultures, typically these are in western cultures, a father fixation implies an incredibly

FEAR OF REJECTION

is a well documented persistent and irrational fear of being socially excluded from a pack (this is when considered from

FEATURE-NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATION

a go or a don't go procedure of discrimination that is based on a distinctive feature of one or two

FEEDBACK SYSTEM

a circuit in which output information is used to modulate the input to the same circuit. In a negative feedback

FELT NEED

need that is experienced consciously that may relate to a sense of deprivation or a discrepancy with the affective ideal.