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GEROCOMY

the term that is used to describe the medical care needed for aging people. See geriatrics.

GESTALTISM

the name that is given to the belief system used in Gestalt psychology.

GIFTEDNESS

the state of a person who has a large amount of natural ability or talent in something that is seen

GLIOBLASTOMA

the name of fast growing and malignant brain tumour that gets support cells from the central nervous system. Results in

G-LOC

the abbreviation for loss of consciousness caused by gravity.

GLUCOSTATIC THEORY

A theory stating that the short term regulation of food intake is governed by the rate glucose is metabolised at

GOAL MODEL OF EVALUATION

the name for the assessing the organisational effectiveness by focusing on its public goals and expectations rather than private ones.

GOLDEN SECTION

Division of a line or area so that the ratio of the smaller to the larger portion is equal to

GONO-GO

Conditioning term. Denotes two stimulus discriminating procedures where a particular action is reinforced in the presence of one stimulus, go

GOSSIP

1. Name for idle personal talk or communication that is often unsubstantiated information. Gossip may be scandalous in content or

GRADIENT OF REINFORCEMENT

the generalization that the closer in time a response is to reinforcement then the stronger it will be.

GRAPH

1. A visual representation of n umber relationships or quantities plotted on X and Y axes that are linked by

GRAVIDA

Term used for a pregnant women that has a Roman numeral following it for the number of times she has

GRIEF

The anguish that a person will experience after a significant loss like the death of a beloved person. Distinguished from

GROUP ANALYSIS

the term that is applied for the study of the pathological behavior of a group.

GROUP G MONOSOMY

Term for a rare chromosomal disorder where the G chromosome is affected. It may be not present or partly present.

GROUP PROCESS

1. see group dynamics. 2. the interpersonal component of a group session, in contrast to the content like decisions or

GROUP-CENTERED LEADER

A person who adopts a leadership style based on the sharing of the traditional duties and powers of the leader

G-TOLERANCE LIMITS

Maximum gravitation effects, g-forces, that a person can withstand before blacking out as a result of acceleration drawing blood out

GUILFORD DIMENSIONS OF INTELLIGENCE

These are the 3 dimensions of intelligence contents, operations and products. Every mental ability is a combination of these 3