GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
An invitational organization with a membership of approximately 185 psychiatrists organized into working committees to study specific problems in psychiatry,…
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
The total mobilization of the organism’s resources in meeting situations of excessive stressThe concept grew out of Hans Selye’s research…
GESELL, ARNOLD LUCIUS (1880- 1961)
Gesell, the leading authority on child development, was bom in Wisconsin and graduated from the State University. After receiving his…
GIFTED CHILDREN
The 1 per cent of children with IQs above 135 or 140. Children with IQs above 170 or 180 are…
GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME
(Tic de Guinon, tic convulsive, multiple tics with coprolalia, im- bacco). A rare disorder of unknown etiology found in Asia…
GLOBUS HYSTERICUS
The distressing feeling of a lump in the throat,sometimes accompanied by choking sensations. When medical examination reveals that there is…
GRANDIOSE DELUSIONS
Delusions of great power, wealth, or self-importance. The patient believes he has a private key to Fort Knox, owns fifty-seven…
GRIESINGER, WILHELM (1817— 68)
A German by birth, Griesinger— the first systematic organicist in psychiatry—received his medical degree at Zurich. After studying for two…
GALEN (C. 130-C. 220)
Galen was not only the most eminent physicianof his time, but influenced the entire course of both physical and mental…
GALTON, FRANCIS (1822-1911)
Galton, the first to make a systematic study of individual differences, was a native of Birmingham, England. In view of…
GANZFELD PHENOMENON
Ourvisual world is usually filled with a myriad of different shapes, colors and forms. Some objects are large, others small;…
GAIN-LOSS THEORY OF ATTRACTION
Theory of interpersonal attraction where a person's like or dislike for another is affected by their estimation of them and…
GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (GIFT)
the name of an alternative to Invitro-fertilisation where ova and sperm are introduced directly into the fallopian tubes where fertilisation…
GASTROENTERITIS
the name given to the inflammation of the lining in the stomach and intestines. It can be from food poisoning,…
GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTLICHE PSYCHOLOGIE
one of two branches of the subject matter of psychology as defined by German academics in the 19th century. It…
GENDER IDENTIFICATION
the process of identifying yourself as male or female and adopting the roles and values of that gender. See gender…
GENE MOSAICISM
the name that is given to the presence in an individual of two or more cell lines that are distinct…
GENERAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT SCALE
a scale that combines a series of tests from the Halstead- Reitan neuropsychological battery to generate an overall estimate of…