GESTATION PERIOD
This term applies to the period of pregnancy where an offspring is carried by its mother. Ranges from 20 days…
GLUE SNIFFING
a form of substance abuse where the fumes of certain adhesives mainly plastic model glue are inhaled for their stimulant…
GOAL ORIENTATION
1. Tendency for a person to physically and mentally position themselves toward their goal. 2. Characteristic of a person tending…
GOOD BREAST
Psychoanalytic theory of Melanie Klein. Internalized representation of the mother's breast as nourishing and satisfying. Infant first experiences mother and…
G-PROTECTION DEVICE
a device used to counter the effects of gravity during flights. It is an inflatable cuff in the flight suit…
GRAPHANESTHESIA
the inability of a person to be able to recognize numbers or letters traced or written on the skin, for…
GRAVITY-INDUCED LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (G-LOC)
the term that describes the loss of consciousness associated with g-forces resulting from acceleration. It can occur suddenly and with…
GROUP BEHAVIOR
These are the actions that are performed by the group as a whole and the people taking part. Applies to…
GROUP HOME
name of a residential facility offering housing and personal care services, such as meals, supervision and transportation to its residents.…
GROUP RELATIONS THEORY
This takes the view that behavior is influenced not only by a person's unique pattern of traits but also by…
GROUP-SERVING BIAS
The cognitive tendencies that contribute to an overvaluing of a person's group, particularly the tendency to credit the group for…
GUILFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY (GZTS)
Measures 10 traits of personality: ascendance, sociability, friendliness, thoughtfulness, personal relations, masculinity, objectivity, general activity, restraint and emotional stability. 300…
GUSTOMETER
The name for the instrument used to deliver a predetermined volume and concentration of a taste or a gustatory stimulus…