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FALSE SELF

was one of the primary canons postulated by the British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott (1896 - 1971) in the larger and

FAMILY CONSTELLATION

has also been associated with Alfred Adler; the family constellation refers to the collection of relationships within a particular family

FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY

is otherwise known as the Bowen Family Systems Theory. Family systems theory is a broad conceptual model which is the

FAT METABOLISM

is an umbrella term which is used to describe all the biochemical processes which are involved in the breakdown, manufacture,

FEAR OF COMMITMENT

is observed globally in a range of real-life applications from marriage to a new career, where the individual will feel

FEATURE DETECTOR

These are the various hypothetical or actual mechanisms within the human information-processing system that respond selectively to specific distinguishing features.

FEEBLEMINDEDNESS

an old and obsolete term for mental retardation, learning disability or a mental deficiency.

FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY

an intervention model used to re

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS)

a condition associated with extreme maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy. It shows a low birth weight and retarded growth, craniofacial

FIBRIL

the term that is applied to any small anatomical fibre or to a structure that is like a thread.

FIELD RESEARCH

the term that is used to describe any research that is undertaken outside a laboratory and in a natural, social

FIGURE-GROUND PERCEPTION

a term given to our ability to discriminate between the background and the object in our field of vision. Impairment

FILTERED SPEECH

This term is used to describe the words that have been filtered to only let a certain frequency band to

FIRST-LINE MEDICATION

the name given to a doctor's drug of choice for a particular condition that is an effective treatment that has

FITTS MOVEMENT TASK

the name that is used for a motor skills test that will show the relationship between speed and accuracy of

FLACCID PARALYSIS

the name that is given to a paralysis that is marked by a loss of muscle tone and an absence

FLEXTIME

the name used to describe a work arrangement where they can leave and come to a work at different times

FLOODING

a behavior therapy technique where the person is exposed directly to a maximum intensity anxiety-producing situation or stimulus, either in

FLUID-CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE THEORY

the theory that intelligence is of 2 kinds, fluid and crystallised. Fluid copes with new problems and situations where as