FALSIFICATIONISM
was first proposed by Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902 - 1994) postulating that only through falisification can a concept…
FAMILY OF ORIGIN
refers to the family, or parents an individual was either raised or born into, this may not be the same…
FARBER'S LIPOGRANULOMATOSIS
was first proposed by Sydney Farber (1903 - 1973), a U.S. paediatric pathologist who postulated the disorder based on lipid…
FATHER-IDEAL
with respect to psychoanalytic theory, the father-ideal is part of the larger ego-ideal, which the larger model implies is formed…
FEAR SURVEY SCHEDULE (FSS)
is a 72-item questionnaire which was designed to accurately measure the level of fear, phobic behaviour and generalized anxiety an…
FEBRILE SEIZURE
seizure that is caused by high body temperature in children that is not associated with any infection or damage to…
FEEDING BEHAVIOR
the behaviour in taking nourishment for survival. In people it starts as the sucking and swallowing reflexes, self demand for…
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
a procedure performed on the genitals of prepubescent or pubescent girls in some African and Asian cultures. Female genital mutilation…
FETAL STAGE
the final stage of human prenatal development, from the 8th or 9th week after fertilisation to the time of birth.…
FIDUCIARY 1
term used to describe the relationship where a person holds a position of trust in relation to another and is…
FILIAL RESPONSIBILITY
a term that is used to describe a person's sense of duty towards members of their own family and in…
FINGER TAPPING TEST
the name that is given to a test that is a measure of a person's fine motor speed when they…
FISHER'S R TO Z TRANSFORMATION
the mathematical transformation of the product-moment correlation coefficient to a new statistic whose sampling distribution is the normal distribution. It…
FIXATION REFLEX
the term that is given to a reflex that orients the eyes onto a fixed target. It uses cortical and…
FLIGHT INTO ILLNESS
1. The tendency a person has to exaggerate minor complaints in order to avoid stressful situations. 2. Psychotherapy. Sudden development…
FLOWING CONSCIOUSNESS
the term that describes a pleasurable sense of flow and the effortlessness that accompanies skilled and non-conflicting activities.
FLUTTERING HEARTS
a visual illusion where figures in one colour are presented on a background with the same level of brightness but…