FIELD WORK
the term given to any work carried out in the real world and not in a laboratory. In social work…
FILIAL IMPRINTING
term that is used to describe the learning process where a young animal becomes attached to its parent and copies…
FINGER LOCALIZATION TEST
the name of a 60 item test of neurophysiology in 3 parts. A finger is touched and identified, then the…
FISHBOWL TECHNIQUE
a process used in groups where people form an inner and an outer circle. The outer circle observes the inner…
FIXATION PAUSE
a term that is used to describe a period when the eyes are focused directly on an object they are…
FLAT AFFECT
a term used for the absence or apparent absence of emotional response to any situation or event. Also called emotional…
FLIGHT INTO FANTASY
the term for a defensive reaction where a person who is experiencing disturbing thoughts will retreat into a fantasy world…
FLOWER-SPRAY ENDING
the name given to the nerve fibre ending that is at the thin ends of a muscle spindle where the…
FLUPHENAZINE
the name of a high potency antipsychotic drug with side effects of neuron-muscular and extrapyramidal symptoms. It is available in…
FOLIE A TROIS
Another shared psychotic disorder where 3 people in the same family share the same or similar delusions. French for triple…
FOOD-INTAKE REGULATION
an ability to adjust food eaten to take into account many different environmental conditions, such as temperature, energy used, calorie…
FOREWARNING OF PERSUASIVE POSITION
the term applied to the receipt of information that a subsequent communication will contain arguments for a particular attitudinal position.
FORMAL THOUGHT DISORDER
the name that is applied to a disturbance of thought processes that features a disruption in the form and structure…
FORWARD DISPLACEMENT
Parapsychology experiments. Zener cards are used for a trial and the person's answer matches the next card they are thinking…
FOVEA CENTRALIS
the name of the small depression found in the retina where the lens will focus an image the clearest. Retinal…
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY
a large-scale long range survey focused on understanding, preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. Conducted for over 50 years, the study…
FREEDOM FROM DISTRACTIBILITY INDEX
an index that is calculated using the Wechsler adult intelligence scale and other Wechsler tests that measures a person's short…