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…
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…
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;…
GAME THEORY
model or paradigm used to understand the dynamics associated with personal conflict. Often used in theoretical modelling and empirical studies.
GANGLIOSIDOSIS
the name for the disorder of metabolising lipids and is marked by an accumulation of gangliosides in the nervous system.…
GASTROCOLIC REFLEX
the name of the reflex wave of contraction that passes along the colon when food enters a fasting stomach or…
GEGENHALTEN
a German term used in neurology for the involuntary resistance to passive movement of the extremities. The German translation is…
GENDER DIFFERENCES
the term applied to the typical differences between men and women that is often specific to a particular culture where…
GENE KNOCKOUT
deliberate inactivation of a gene to better understand its function. Uses genetic engineering where scientists will replace a normal gene…
GENERAL LINEAR MODEL
large class of statistical techniques including regression analysis, analysis of variance and correlational analysis that describe the relationship between a…