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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

KINESTHETIC SENSE (Movement Sense)

Kinesthesis, literally “feeling of movement,” is the sense that provides the brain with information concerning the contracting and stretching of

KARYOTYPE

It is a photograph of an individuals chromosomes which shows them in an ordered numbered array. It is the chromosomal

KETAMINE

a drug closely related to phenicyclidine. Disorientation and perceptual distortions may result from its use.

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

KRAUSE END BULH

It is associated with temperature sensations and is a specialized sensory nerve ending enclosed in a capsule in the skin.

KATASCXUALITY

a sexual preference for dead people or human beings with animal like characteristics . See necrophilia.

KETOCONAZOLE

It is an antifungal agent that has been suggested as a treatment for depression resistant to conventional drugs, due to

KINESIMCTER

An instrument for measuring the cutaneous sensation of the body. Also an instrument for measuring the extent of a movement

KINSHIP

Notions of who is and who is not kin may vary considerably from one culture to another. In patriarchal societies

KOHLBERG, LAWRENCE

work was especially important in the fields of cognitive developmental psychology and education, he posed hypothetical moral dilemmas to children