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GLOVE ANESTHESIA

the name of a sensory conversion symptom where there is a loss of sensitivity in the hand and forearm. The…

GLUTETHIMIDE

One of the sedatives that is not a barbiturate introduced in the early 1950s. Structurally similar to and pharmacologically interchangeable…

GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR

Behavior oriented toward attaining a particular goal. Identified by observing that the animal or person ceases search behaviour and engages…

GONAD

then name that is given to either of the primary male and female sex organs, the testis or the ovary.

GOOD OBJECT

an early object representation derived from splitting an object into parts with positive and negative qualities. Forms the core of…

GRADE INFLATION

the name of the trend that results in higher grades being awarded for lower levels of scholarship. Also called upward…

GRANDIOSITY

the term for an exaggerated sense of your own greatness, ability and importance. It can be a delusion of grandeur…

GRAPHOMOTOR APRAXIA

the name used to describe an inability to perform the motor activities involved in writing or drawing despite normal capacity…

GREAT IMITATOR

1. Slang for lupus erythematosus or lyme disease, and other diseases that are difficult to diagnose correctly. 2. Former colloquial…

GROUND

a term that is used to describe the relatively homogeneous and indistinct background of figure perceptions.

GROUP DIFFERENCE

Term for any seen differences between groups of people in an experiment who received different treatment as part of another…

GROUP MIND

the hypothetical and transcendent consciousness that is created by fusing people's minds into a collective like a nation or a…

GROUP SOLIDARITY

The sense of fellowship and community displayed by members of a collective who are united by shared purposes, responsibilities and…

GROWTH FUNCTION

Term for the relationship between a dependent variable and several levels of an independent variable defined in units of time,…

GUIDANCE

a term used to describe the direction, advice and counselling provided in cooperation with the client that will often use…

GULF WAR SYNDROME

Term used for the collection of unexplained symptoms experienced by some veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. Symptoms may include…

GYNECOMASTIA

Results from hormone imbalance related to tumours, side effect of dopamine therapy that results in excess secretion of prolactin and…

GAIA HYPOTHESIS

The hypothesis that the earth, its physical environments and all living things make up a single entity that is self-regulating.…

GAMETE

the name for one of the cells that take part in fertilisation to produce a zygote. Male sperm cells and…

GANJA

the name given to a potent form of cannabis made from female flowering plants. Users will have twice the number…