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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

GENOTYPE

1. Full set of genes of an individual organism. The human includes about 30,000 genes. 2. The combination of alleles

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

GLUTAMATE

The salt or ester of amino acid glutamic acid serving as the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Glutamate plays