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FEED-FORWARD

1.The control signals sent to part of the body to prepare it for future activity or input. 2. Information used

FELT SENSE

used in focusing therapy where the subjective qualities of the contents of consciousness are looked at. It was defined by

FENESTRATION

a surgical creation of an opening that is rarely used where an opening is formed in the bony wall of

FETAL PRESENTATION

the way the fetus is oriented during the birth process, specifically whether the fetus is exiting the birth canal head

FIDELITY

1. the faithfulness of one person to another, a group or a belief. 2. The degree of accuracy of a

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

FOCUS

the term that is used to describe the concentration and centring of our attention on a single stimulus.

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

FORCEPS INJURY

the name that is given to an in jury taht occurs at birth by using forceps to deliver the baby.

FOREWARNING OF PERSUASIVE INTENT

the term that is applied to the receipt of information that a subsequent communication is meant to change the attitude

FORMAL REASONING

the reasoning that we use that entails using operations of formal logic. See deductive reasoning; logic.