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FESTINATING GAIT

a gait disturbance often seen in people with Parkinson

FETOSCOPY

an instrument that is used by a doctor to observe the foetus while it is in the uterus.

FIELD OF CONSCIOUSNESS

the term that is given to the total awareness of a person at any given time. It is what is

FIGURE-DRAWING TEST

the term applied to a test in wher the person draws a human figure. It is used as a measure

FILOPODIUM

a term that is used to describe the very fine and tubular growth out from a cell. This may be

FIRST IMPRESSION

the term applied to the initial impression we have of another person when we meet them for the first time.

FITNESS

1. The set of attributes a person has that enables them to carry out daily tasks and perform physical work.

FIXEDNESS

a term that is used in problem solving. See functional fixedness.

FLEXION REFLEX

the term that describes an abrupt withdrawal of an arm or a leg that is in response to a painful

FLOCCILLATION

used to describe the aimless grasping and plucking at clothing or bedding by a person suffering from dementia, delirium, extreme

FLUENT SPEECH

This term is applied to speech that is essentially normal in quantity, stress, pitch, rhythm, and intonation. A person with

FOCAL ATTENTION

name given to the attention we focus on a certain stimuli while disregarding the rest. Information in our attention span

FOCUSING EFFECT

Is used in ESP and psychokinesis where a person's performance is better when the target is the attention of special

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)

the gonadotropin that is released by the anterior pituitary gland. In females it stimulates development in the ovary of graafian

FORAMINOTOMY

the surgical enlargement of one of the foramina between adjacent vertebrae that spinal nerves pass. It is done by enlarging

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatry. Deals with abnormal behaviour and mental disorders that relate to legal issues like trials and hearings. It mainly deals

FORMAL DISCIPLINE

the term that is applied to the concept that some subjects, like mathematics and foreign languages need to be studied

FORM-FUNCTION DISTINCTION

a distinction between two fundamentally different ways of analysing language. One with respect to its structural properties or form and

FOSTER-CHILD FANTASY

the name that is given to the childhood belief or fantasy that their parents are actually adoptive or foster parents.

FRAGMENTATION OF THINKING

where the process of thinking is confused where a complete action is no longer possible. It is a primary symptom