FUNCTIONAL DYSPAREUNIA
the name given to a sexual dysfunction where there is a recurrent and consistent pain associated with coitus. Doesn't include…
FUNCTIONAL PLATEAU
the term for a relatively stable level of physical or psychological functioning that is characteristic of a person in a…
FABLES TEST
is an umbrella term which is used to describe any test where the participants are asked to interpret fables; these…
FACIAL FEEDBACK HYPOTHESIS
was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Sylvan S. Tomkins (1911 - 1991) and Carroll F. Izard (1923 - ) as…
FACTOR LOADING
is a term used primarily within the process of factor analysis; it is the correlational relationship between the manifest and…
FALSE-ALARM RATE
is the number or proportion of incorrect answers such as "Yes" or "No" given as final responses to tasks within…
FAMILY COUNSELING
is one of the various types of counselling whereby parents, or even other family members, work with trained individual's such…
FAMILY THERAPY
involves the whole family becoming involved in the counselling process, instead of focussed efforts looking at a single individual, indeed,…
FATAL FAMILIAL INSOMNIA
is a medical autosomal dominant genetic disorder which is caused by a DNA mutation of the prion protein which is…
FEAR OF DARKNESS
is a relatively normal and well-known pathological fear of the night or general dark situations. This fear typically develops around…
FEATURE INDICATOR
any aspect of an object that provides visual cues to feature defectors in the visual cortex. Examples of feature indicators…
FEMINIST PSYCHOLOGY
an attempt to counterbalance traditional male-oriented and male- dominated psychology, as well as a model for similar approaches for other…
FETAL DISTRESS
the condition of a foetus whose life or health is threatened by the effects of a disease or disorder originating…
FIBRILLATION
small and involuntary contraction of muscles from a spontaneous activation of muscle fibres or single muscle cells. It is especially…
FIELD STRUCTURE
a term in Kurt Lewin's field theory. It is the pattern, distribution or hierarchy of all of the parts that…