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…
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…
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.