GENDER ASSIGNMENT
the term used for the classification of an infant at birth as either male or female. Children born with ambiguous…
GENDER SCRIPT
a temporally organised gender related sequence of events. A female gender script can be laundry, cooking and male gender script…
GENERAL AROUSAL
the level of energy expenditure that is proposed as one of the two dimensions in terms of which all human…
GENERAL WILL
the aims and intentions of the population in regard to an issue or future outcome that will arise from an…
GENERIC NAME
a non-proprietary name for a pharmaceutical compound that is adopted by the US Adopted Name Council and when recognised by…
GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
the term describing the tendency for a physical or mental condition or disorder to be able to be inherited by…
GENITAL INTERCOURSE
the term that is used to describe the sexual intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina, as opposed…
GERIATRIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
the use of therapy to treat the mental disorders of older adults. Geriatric psycho
GEROPHILIA
the term that is used to describe the sexual attraction of a person to much older partners. Also called gerontophilia.
GESTATIONAL AGE
the term used for the age of a foetus that is calculated from the date of conception. Also called fetal…
GINDLER METHOD
the name of a series of breathing exercises, gentle touch and posturing that are intended to foster a person's personal…
GLITTERING GENERALITIES
These are the vague and catchy slogans and phrases used in political and propaganda campaigns to evoke a favourable reaction.
GLOSSODYNIA
the term describing the feeling of pain in the tongue or the tongue and buccal mucous membranes with no visible…
GOAL RESPONSE
1. Hull's mathematical deduction theory of learning. Unconditioned response to a goal stimulus. 2. Final response in a behaviour chain…
GOLGI APPARATUS
the irregular network of membranes and vesicles within a cell that is responsible for modifying, sorting and packaging proteins produced…
GOOD CONTINUATION
the term that is used to describe the principle of perception where the perceived line tends to maintain its direction.…
GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE
a small pouch like cavity in an ovary where the ovum develops. The follicle will rupture and release an ovum…
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS (GRE)
a collection of aptitude tests used in the graduate school admissions process to make decisions regarding applicants. A general test…