GENDER IDENTIFICATION
the process of identifying yourself as male or female and adopting the roles and values of that gender. See gender…
GENE MOSAICISM
the name that is given to the presence in an individual of two or more cell lines that are distinct…
GENERAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT SCALE
a scale that combines a series of tests from the Halstead- Reitan neuropsychological battery to generate an overall estimate of…
GENERALIZED OTHER
the name used in symbolic interactionism and is the aggregation of other people's viewpoints. It is distinguished from specific other…
GENETIC DISORDER
the name that is given to any disease or condition that is due to an abnormality of a gene or…
GENITALITY
the term that is used for the capacity of a person to experience erotic sensation in the genital organs, starting…
GEOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION
this is the name of the probability distribution of the number of failed trials before the first success in a…
GESTALT GROUPING FACTOR
the name of a condition such as proximity that favors perception of a gestalt figure, that is, of wholeness or…
GHOST SICKNESS
the name of a culture bound syndrome in Native American communities. Symptoms can include a preoccupation with death and the…
GLOBAL RATING
the name given for a rating based upon the rater's integration of many attributes into a single unified rating. Global…
GLUCOCORTICOID
the name given to any of the corticosteroid hormones that act chiefly on the metabolism of carbohydrates. It includes cortisol,…
GONADOPAUSE
the term that is used to describes the cessation of all endocrine-related reproductive function that occurs with age in both…
GOOD-AND-EVIL TEST
a variation of the right and wrong test that is used in criminal responsibility evaluations determining if the accused is…
GRADE POINTS
1. When numbers are the equivalent to letter grades for assignments. A=4, B=3. 2. When letter grades are changed to…
GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS
Proposition that is based on evolutionary theory where the contribution of grandparents , mainly grandmothers, to the care of their…