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FRONTAL

This describes anything that pertains to the front or anterior side or aspect of the body or an organ. 2.…

FUGITIVE LITERATURE

These are the research findings that have not been published in archival sources, dissertations, papers presented at meetings, papers either…

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS

1. Detailed analysis of a behaviour to identify contingencies that sustain the behaviour. 2. Synthesis of a client's behaviour problems…

FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY

a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive…

FUNCTIONAL REORGANIZATION

These are the changes that occur after a brain injury to enable other areas of the brain to take over…

FUSION

1. Perception. Blending of more than 2 stimulus into a whole, like colours, sounds and vision. 2. A state where…

FACE PERCEPTION

is similar to factial action coding systems; is the sum of the sensory, neurological, and all cognitive processed which are…

FACIAL NERVE

is considered the seventh (7th) cranial nerve, of which there are twelve paired nerves, which is responsible for innervating the…

FACTOR PATTERN MATRIX

is a term which is normally associated with factor analysis where the factor pattern matrix is a matrix of regression-like…

FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA)

is one of the many methods of qualitative analysis where the components of the proposed system are listed along-side any…

FALSE ANALOGY

is one method of delivering an entirely invalid conclusion by associating two variables with each other or establishing an invalid…

FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECT

is a popular social phenomena where an individual believes that own beliefs, ideals, concepts, opinions, values and attitudes are held…

FAMILY INTERACTION METHOD

is one of the experimental techniques normally associated with observational studies which take place within a clinical or laboratory environment…

FANATICISM

is observed across modern society and the global stage as an excessive and usually irrational zeal or devotion towards a…

FATHER FIGURE SURROGATE FATHER, FATIGABILITY

is the idea of a male figure within a family, for a specific individual who they see as their 'father…

FEAR OF FLYING

is a relatively normal and well-known persistent and irrational fear of being inside an aeroplane whilst airbourne. It is otherwise…

FEATURE-INTEGRATION THEORY (FIT)

a two-stage theory of visual attention. In the first stage, basic features are processed automatically, independently, and in parallel. In…

FEEDBACK LOOP

In cybernetic theory, this is a self-regulatory model that determines whether the current operation of a system is acceptable and,…

FELLATIO

when a person uses their mouth to sexually stimulate a penis. Also called fellation; oral coitus; penilingus. See orogenital activity.

FEMINIZATION

the process a person uses to acquire femininity that is regardless to the sex of the person.