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…
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…
KERNIG'S SIGN
a diagnostic sign for meningitis. The test is positive if flexing the thigh at the hip while extending the leg…
KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME
The condition is often accompanied by deafness and mental retardation. It is a congenital condition characterized by a short neck,…
KOCHER-DEBRE-SEMELAIGNE SYNDROME
It is associated with cretinism and mental retardation in some cases, it is a disorder of infants and children marked…
KRANTZ HEALTH OPINION SURVEY (KHOS)
Participants indicate whether they agree or disagree with each of 16 statements which are keyed so that high scores represent…
KINESICS TECHNIQUE
The technique is used particularly during the interviewing of a suspect and is the analysis of body language, facial expressions
KINSEY INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SEX, GENDER, AND REPRODUCTION
A non profit corporation affiliated with Indiana University and was private with a mission to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship…
KLISMAPHILIA
See paraphilia, an interest in and arousal from the use of enemas in sexual activity.
KOFFKA, KURT
He spent the remainder of his career eventually becoming chief spokesperson for Gestalt psychology through articles and books that explained…