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.…
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…
KAINIC ACID
a neuroexcitatory compound used in research to destroy brain tissue in experimental animals .
KEEP-AWAKE PILLS
A keep awake pill usually contains approximately 100 mg of caffeine in one cup of regular coffee or two cups…
KINESTHESIS
Includes walking, talking, facial expressions, gestures and posture. The sense that provides information through receptors in the muscles, tendons and…
KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION INVENTORY (KAI)
It is designed to measure creativity, cognitive style and the degree to which individuals are adaptive, innovative or a range…
KNOCKOUT DROPS
This combination was called Mickey Finn and might be considered an early example of a date rape drug. It is…
KOHS BLOCK DESIGN TEST
Although still available as a separate stand alone instrument, the has been adapted for use as a component of various…
K-STRATEGY
Populations of K strategists expand to the maximum size that the habitat can support its carrying capacity or K. The…
KEGEL EXERCISES
The muscle increases abdominal pressure by contracting drawing the anus towards the pubis, as when an individual tightens control of…
KIDS' CULTURE
the environments and activities that only children have. Children create their own social structures separate from the adult world .
KINESTHETIC AFTEREFFECT (KAEI
An illusion that may be the basis for the myth that performance in sport is improved by first practising with…
KISSING BEHAVIOR
The kiss may involve lip contact with any part of the body and with varying degrees of pressure. Or the…