FUNCTIONAL HEARING DISORDERS
the name applied to various auditory impairments for which there is no known biological cause.
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
These are the activities that will develop from aptitudes like mechanical ability, artistic talent and writing.
FUTURE ORIENTATION
a time perspective that is focused on the future, especially on how to achieve your future goals.
FACE-HAND TEST
involves the examining individual touching the individual's face at the same time as touching the back of their hand; this…
FACILITATED COMMUNICATION
was first developed by Australian educator Rosemary Crosslet (1945 -) in the 1970s as method of enabling the communication of…
FACTOR SCORE
is an estimate of the final score which an individual should expect a specific factor to achieve from factor analysis…
FALSE CAUSE
is one of the many types of informal fallacy where a temporal sequence of events is assumed by an individual…
FALSIFIABILITY
was first argued by Austria-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902 - 1994) as one of the staple canons of the…
FAMILY METHOD
with respect to behaviour genetics, one of the many studies in psychology and biology, the family method is the frequency…
FATHER-DAUGHTER INCEST
is an umbrella term which is used to describe any of the sexual relationships or relations between a father and…
FEAR RESPONSE
is a general term used to describe the range of movements which organisms will undertake when responding to a threat.…
FEBRILE DELIRIUM
a delirium that is associated with or is caused by a high body temperature or a fever.
FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF INFANCY OR EARLY CHILDHOOD
Aa category of disorders are characterised by pathological feeding or eating behaviours usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood and adolescence.…
FEMALE CHOICE
the term used for the selectivity displayed by females in choosing a mate. Because females often expend much more energy…
FENFLURAMINE
drug related to amphetamines that acts as a serotonin receptor agonist that was used to manage obesity. It created heart…
FETAL RESPONSE
the response of the baby to the environmental conditions and includes an increase in heart rate when the mother smokes…
FIDGETINESS
a term that is used for the state of an increase in motor activity that is often associated with tics,…
FIGHT-FLIGHT REACTION
the emotional response a person has to an emergency that is designed to allow us to stand and fight or…