GENDER CONCEPT
The cultured role of each gender. There are expected roles for males and females that are based on biological sex…
GENDER TYPING
the name of the expectations about people's behaviour that are based on their biological sex.
GENERAL GENETIC LAW OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The idea that a child's development is embedded in culture and occurs on two planes: first the social, between individuals,…
GENERALIZATION GRADIENT, EXCITATION PATTERN
The spatial pattern of responses to sound in the auditory system. Refers to the envelope of the displacement pattern on…
GENETIC BASES OF INTELLIGENCE
the theoretical predispositions toward greater or lesser intelligence as a function of a person's genetic makeup. Seeking to identify the…
GENETIC SEQUENCE
the term that applies to the order of base pairs that are along a particular strand or segment of a…
GENITAL PERSONALITY
Psychoanalytic theory. A sexually mature adult personality developing in the final stage of psychosexual development. Person has a resolved oedipus…
GENTRIFICATION
Term for the physical upgrading of housing and neighbourhoods that accompanies an influx of wealthy residents. Has an adverse effect…
GERIATRICIAN
the name of a physician, psychologist or other health care provider who specialises in the bio-psycho-social treatment and management of…
GESAMTVORSTELLUNG
n. the act of holding in mind the entire content of a sentence before the first word is spoken. It…
GESTURAL-POSTURAL LANGUAGE
the name that is given to the non-verbal language where communication is limited to gestures and postures with no speech…
GIRDLE SENSATION
the name that is given to the sensation of feeling a tight band around the trunk that can be sometimes…
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE (GAF SCALE)
the name of scale that is used to plan treatment and outcomes on Axis V of DSM-IV-TR's system. Reflects levels…
GLUTAMIC ACID
The name of an amino acid that is regarded as not being essential in diets but is important for normal…
GOLTZ-GORLIN SYNDROME
the name of a syndrome described by Robert William Goltz (1923- ) and Robert James Gorlin (1923- ). US physicians.
GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis of female mate selection that argues genetic variation in males correlates with success, features of male behaviour provide information…
GRACILE TUBERCLE
Elongated swelling on the upper end of the gracile fasciculus in the medulla oblongata. Tubercle contains the nucleus gracilis that…
GRAEFENBERG SPOT (G-SPOT)
Area on the anterior wall of the vagina, about 4 cm (1-2 in.) into the vagina. Some women experience pleasure…