FUTURE-MINDEDNESS
the term used for the ability to engage in means to end future about the future. Being able to think…
FACE-SAVING BEHAVIOR
is similar to facework, in that face-saving behaviours are acts where an individual will attempt to uphold their dignity addressing…
FACILITATIVE ANXIETY
is a particular level of anxiety which an individual, normally an athlete, would consider to actually become advantageous to their…
FACTOR THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
is one of the many theories which argue the existance of various factors which affect an individual's intelligence. These factors…
FALSE DEMENTIA
is a medical phenomena when the condition actually mimics the symptoms of dementia but is in actual fact a simple…
FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA
is otherwise know as the Riley-Day syndrome. Familial dysautonomia is an autosomal recessive disorder which affects primarily the nerve functions…
FAMILY PATTERN
typically fluctuate across different cultures. Family patterns are the characteristic qualities of specific relationships within a family unit or collective…
FARTLEK TRAINING
is one of the many various types of athletic training which involves alternating periods of intense exercise through running for…
FEARED SELF
Self-concept. Mental representation of psychological attributes a person may possess in the future and their fear of them. This fear…
FECAL INCONTINENCE
the involuntary passage of flatulence and feces in inappropriate places (clothing, floor, etc.) that results from loss of bowel control…
FEEDING CENTER
the traditional name for the region of the lateral hypothalamus in the brain that, when stimulated, produces eating behavior. Also…
FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER
the absence of female orgasm following normal sexual stimulation. This may be a lifelong problem or it may have developed…
FERAL CHILDREN
This term is applied to children that reportedly have been raised by wild animals and isolated from human contact. An…
FETAL TOBACCO SYNDROME
a condition in infants born to mothers who smoked excessively during pregnancy and is marked by low birth weight.
FIGURAL AFTEREFFECT
the term that describes the Gestalt perceptual phenomenon where a shift of vision from the first figure superimposes its image…
FINITE-STATE GRAMMAR
Noam Chomsky in 1957, proposed that grammar generated a sentence one unit at a time in a sequence from left…