LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
for example a nursing home which provides long term extended medical and personal care to individuals who may be unable…
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (LOO
such as coma's and narcolepsy, a loss of consciousness describes the event an organism normally capable of consciousness is no…
LUMINOSITY CURVE
a graphic which depicts the degree of luminosity as a function of the wavelength of light.
LYME DISEASE
is a multisystem illness caused by the successful bite of an infected deer tick. Symptoms of lyme disease include- fever,…
LEADERSHIP STYLE
The way in which a leader manages their workload and team, this involves their tendencies, methods and mannerisms in their…
LEARNING DISORDER
an umbrella term for any learning disability which does not fit (completely) the diagnostic criteria of other learning disabilities.
LEAST PREFERRED COWORKER SCALE (LPT: SCALE)
is a measure of a leaders popularity with their workforce. Typically, employees are asked to rate the concerned co-worker in…
LEGAL CAPACITY
the knowledge required to make a competent decision relating to any issue which may have legal implications.
LEON (III) VIRUS
known to cause poliomyelitis in humans - this is one of three strands. The other two strands are Brunhilde (I)…
LIFE HISTORY
a systematic account of life events in an individuals life starting from their birth up until the present. In therapy,…
LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE
the idea that human development is a continual life-long process, there is multidimensional change and that there is plasticity in…
LIKING SCALE
the degree which an individual enjoys the company and the level of attraction to another individual. This specific scale was…
LINE OF FIXATION
a straight line which extends from the object of current visual focus to the foveacentralis.
LINGUAL NERVE
supplies fibres from the trigeminal nerve, which is also the fifth cranial nerve, to the anterior two thirds of the…
LIPOSTATIC HYPOTHESIS
a hypothesis that implies long-term food intake is regulated by the concentration of fats (otherwise known as lipids) in the…