KORSAKOFF’S SYNDROME (Amne- sic-Confabulatory Syndrome)
An organic psychosis occurring primarily in chronic alcoholics and victims of severe blows on the head (head trauma) but also…
KRAEPELIN, EMIL (1856-1926)
Rraepelin, the great classifier of mental illnesses, was bom in Neustrelitz, Germany and studied medicine at Wurzburg and Munich. He…
KRAFFT-EBING, RICHARD VON(1840-1902)
Krafft-Ebing, chiefly noted for his study of sexual pathology, was born in Mannheim, Germany, and studied at Prague, Heidelberg, and…
KINESTHETIC SENSE (Movement Sense)
Kinesthesis, literally “feeling of movement,” is the sense that provides the brain with information concerning the contracting and stretching of…
KINETIC DISTURBANCES
Used in this book to denote disturbances of movement found in either organic or functional disorders.Akinesia is a reduction of…
KIRKBRIDE, THOMAS (1809-83)
Kirkbride, a pioneer in American psychiatry, obtained his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, then served as physician in…
KOFFKA, KURT (1886-1941)
Koffka, the major spokesman for Gestalt psychology, received his psychological training at the University of Berlin and obtained his Ph.D.…
KAUFMAN ADOLESCENT AND ADULT INTELLIGENCE TEST (KAIT)
It yields scores that reflect these two kinds of abilities and the intelligence based upon the theory of fluid and…
KEY-WORD METHOD
A technique sometimes used in foreign language vocabulary. The word associated with the sound of a foreign word and linked…
KINESIOTHERAPY
It is the application of progressive physical exercise and activities to treat individuals with functional limitation or to aid those…
KINSHIP NETWORK
The analysis of kinship networks and descent groups in pre-industrial societies has been a major concern of cultural anthropology. The…
KOHLER, WOLFGANG
He demonstrated persuasively that even chimpanzees can get an idea in order to retrieve a piece of fruit that is…
KAINATE RECEPTOR
It is coupled to a ligand-gated ion channel, which opens when the receptor is activated and is a type of…
KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN (K-ABC)
It is a simultaneous ability test would be a test requiring solution of geometric matrix problems in which one element…
KHAT (CHAT: KAT QAT)
a herbal stimulant obtained from the leaves and other parts of an evergreen shrub.The leaves are traditionally chewed to produce…
KINSHIP SYSTEM KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Supporters claim that changes in the quality of the aura can reflect changes in the health and emotional condition of…