FRONTAL LOBOTOMY
a surgical procedure where the nerve fibres that connect the frontal lobe to the rest of the brain are cut…
FULLERTON-CATTELL LAW
the generalization that errors of observation and difference threshold are proportional to the square root of the magnitude of the…
FUNCTIONAL INVARIANT
Found in Jean Piaget's theory. This term applies to any of the processes of organisation and adaptation that characterise the…
FUNCTIONAL TYPES
Carl Jung. The 4 personality types based on functions of ego. They are feeling type, thinking type, sensation type, intuitive…
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…