LSD PSYCHOTHERAPY
was a technique used to alleviate the symptoms of serious mental disorders such as Schizophrenia, where patients would be injected…
LUMINOUS INTENSITY
is measured in candelas and dictates the amount of luminous flex emitted per unit of solid.
LYMPHOCYTES
or B cells, are a type of lymphocyte involved in the immune response. They are produced in the bone marrow.
LEADERSHIP THEORIES
Theories which attempt to apply rules and ideals to explain the behaviours of leaders oaf group. Primary theory groups include…
LEARNING GOAL
an aim or goal to achieve a certain level set internally at a certain subject or task.
LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE)
found primarily in the U.S., a classroom which allows those of physical or mental disabilities the best chance at receiving…
LEGASTHENIA
a condition where the primary symptom is the inability to formulate words from letters provided despite seemingly no intellectual or…
LEPRECHAUNISM
a condition typically characterized by having a large head in proportion to a small body, sometimes wide-set eyes and low-set…
LIBIDINAL TYPES
First proposed by Sigmund Freud, libidinal types are a classification of an individuals personality based on their perceived distribution of…
LIFETIME PERSONALITY
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Henry Alexander Murray, the lifetime personality explains behaviours that dominate an individuals lifestyle between birth…
LIMBIC CORTEX
a structure found in the cerebral cortex of the brain which is associated with the limbic system.
LINEAR CAUSATION
a simple explanation of the cause and effect hypothesis in that a simple event will have been caused by a…
LINGUISTIC APPROACH
a teaching method which assume children in the class who participate have a strong grasp of their mother tongue (oral…
LIPREADING
a method of understanding or interpreting language typically used by those who do not have full use of their ears,…
LITIGIOUS PARANOIA
a strand of paranoia in which individuals quarrel consistently, claim persecution (which is usually untrue) and insist that their 'rights'…
LOCALIZED AMNESIA
a condition whose main symptom involves memory loss associated to one part of an individuals timeline.