GALLOWS HUMOR
the name that is given to the humour or comical behaviour that is inappropriately displayed at a time of death…
GAMMA MOVEMENT
term for the form of apparent movement where an object appears to expand when it is suddenly presented and contract…
GARDNER-DIAMOND SYNDROME
the name of a condition where a person bruises easily and the coloured patches enlarge and cause pain in the…
GATEKEEPER
A health care professional asociated with a care organisation who determines a person's access to the helth care services provided.…
GENDER SCHEMA
the term that applies to the organized set of beliefs and expectations that guides a person's understanding of gender or…
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS)
This has 3 stages. 1. alarm has shock and countershock phase and can trigger fight or flight. 2.resistance stabilising physiological…
GENERAL TRANSFER
the transferring of general skills or principles that have been acquired in one task or situation to problems in a…
GENERATIVITY VERSUS STAGNATION
Generativity is the goal of adulthood including procreation, creativity and fulfilling parental and social responsibility for the next generation. This…
GENETIC METHOD
the study of the psychological processes in terms of hereditary origins and developmental history where there is an emphasis on…
GENITAL HERPES
a herpes infection on the genitals caused by Herpes simplex type 2. transmitted by sexual contact and by hand to…
GERIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
the branch of pharmacology dealing with issues in older adults that relate to psychoactive agents as well as mechanisms responsible…
GERONTOLOGY
The study of old age and the process of aging by psychiatrists, biologists, medical scientists and practitioners, biologists, aged service…
GESTATION PERIOD
This term applies to the period of pregnancy where an offspring is carried by its mother. Ranges from 20 days…
GLUE SNIFFING
a form of substance abuse where the fumes of certain adhesives mainly plastic model glue are inhaled for their stimulant…