LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME
a genetic condition linked to a recessive gene on an X chromosome. Typical symptoms include- the tendency of compulsions to…
LEVEL I AND LEVEL II TESTS
basic intelligence tests which categorize abilities into two separate groups. The first is associated processing and the second, conceptual processing.…
LEXICAL ACCESS
Another term of vocabulary retrieval, where individuals produce a specific word or phrase from their lexicon of knowledge on prompting…
LIFE SPACE
a representation of the factors affecting an individuals life. These factors include environmental, biological, social and psychological factors which can…
LIGHT ADAPTATION
a physical and chemical change which occurs in the eye of humans as a result of a change in the…
LINEAR REGRESSION
a function whereby the independent variable is directly inproportional to the dependent variable giving rise to linear representations of the…
LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
the idea that languages themselves differ and diverge in the way their sematic space is identified and organized by speakers…
LISSENCEPHALY
a result of abnormal non-development of the cerebral cortex in the human brain which leads to an absence of convolutions.…
LIVING WILL
a letter or document which lists or explains the wishes of a person (whilst still competent) in the event of…
LOCKED WARD
a ward typically found in secure institutions or secure units where patients with severe mental disorders are houses and where…
LOGICAL POSITIVISM
a philosophical approach to verifying information which apparently holds meaning and truth of all nontautological statements which is dependent on…
LONDON SYNDROME
the complete resistance of hostages to comply willingly with the demands and requests of their captors.
LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
LOVE SCALE
a measurement of one individuals feeling of love and devotion to another individual. There are various different scales which attempt…
LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (LE)
results in fatigue, fever, migratory joint paints, rashes appearing on the nose and cheeks and potentially scaly red patches on…
LEADER PROTOTYPE
A person who is the leader of a company or group who is thought to possess features shared by most…