GENITAL STIMULATION
Factors of sexual arousal including integration of male and female genital reflexes, odours, hormone secretions, sights, sounds and tactile and…
GEOCENTRIC THEORY
Theory of Ptolemy stating the earth is the centre of the universe and the bodies in the heavens all move…
GERIOPSYCHOSIS
the outdated term that is used for any manifestation of brain deterioration and severe mental disorder that will be associated…
GESELLSCHAFT
this is the name that describes a social group or a society where the people feel isolated from each other.…
GHEEL COLONY
colony of people with mental illnesses who live at Gheel in Belgium. It dated back to the 13th century. St…
GLABROUS SKIN
the term that is applied to the tough, thick hairless skin that is located on the soles of our feet…
GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE
This the name for the verbal and non-verbal intelligence as measured by the verbal and performance subtests in various Wechsler…
GLUTAMINERGIC
the term used to describe the neurons that use glutamate as a neurotransmitter.
GOAL-BASED EVALUATION
Evaluation determining the extent that a program has achieved its goals or evaluation objectives. Relies heavily on stated program goals…
GOMPERTZ HYPOTHESIS
The hypothesis suggesting that the probability of human mortality will increase exponentially with age in a geometric proportion that doubles…
GRADE EQUIVALENT
The test score expressed in terms of a grade norm. For example, if a 3rd grader
GRAMMATICALITY
the term for the quality of adhering to the rules of grammar. A sentence can be grammatically correct but still…
GRAPHOMANIA
the term used to describe a pathological impulse to write. In its most severe form, it may degenerate into graphorrhea.
GREAT COMMISSURE
1. Vertebrate brains. Corpus callosum because it is by far the largest commissure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. 2.…
GROSS MOTOR
These are the activities and skills using the large muscles to move our limbs and trunk. They control balance and…
GROUP DEVELOPMENT
1. Natural patterns of growth and change in a life span of groups. Distinct stages than incremental ones. Not cyclic…
GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE
Practicing medicine by a group of physicians including various specialists that associated for administrative and for such clinical purposes as…
GROUP SOCIALIZATION THEORY
Theory of development of personality where children are socialised by peers and influence from adults filters down to the peer…