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…
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,…
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;…
GALANTAMINE
the name of the inhibitor of acetyl cholinesterase and is used in mild case of Alzheimer disease where it slows…
GAMMA MOTION, GAMMA SYNCHRONY
a pattern of electrical activity of the brain that is recorded on an EEC. It is predominant in mental activity…
GARCIA EFFECT
the name of a conditioned taste aversion that is achieved rapidly by a single pairing of illness such as nausea…
GATE-CONTROL THEORY OF PAIN
the name of the hypothesis that the spinal cord regulates the amount of perceived pain reaching the brain by opening…
GEMEINSCHAFTSGEFIIHL
the German term for social interest or community spirit or the spirit of equality, belonging and unity. The literal meaning…
GENDER REASSIGNMENT
1. changing a person's gender label due to being wrong at birth due to anomalous genitalia. 2. Use of surgery…
GENERAL ABILITY
a term that is used to describe the measurable ability believed to underlie skill in handling all types of intellectual…
GENERAL SLOWING
the term that is used for an explanation of cognitive aging that attributes poorer cognitive performance of older adults on…