GABA AGONISTS
These are the compounds that augment the effect at GABA receptor sites and on the action of GABA. There are…
GALTON BAR
the name for the instrument that measures the difference threshold, that is just a noticeable difference, for visual linear distances.…
GAMMA WAVE
Electroencephalography. Type of brain wave that tends to be irregular, low in amplitude, fast, ranging from 20 to 70 Hz…
GARGOYLISM
the name of the facial appearance of a person with Hurler's syndrome. Skull is long and narrow, broad nose bridge,…
GATEKEEPER ROLE
the responsibility of judges to determine the admissibility in court of both scientific and non-scientific expert testimony according to criteria…
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…