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NURSE

noun. a graduate of an accredited school of nursing that achieves suggested principles of education and clinical practices and that…

NYSTAGMUS

non-voluntary, quick movement of the eyes. The eye movement might be curcular, back and forth, up and down, or a…

NAMING

is an association which is observed in cases of Schizophrenia where patients will related to only their immediate surroundings opposed…

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (NA)

is a self-help group which aims to provide assistance and help for those with a drug addiction, there is a…

NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY (NH1S)

is a questionnaire that was developed to appropriately examine the initiatives relating to- aging, healthy living, healthy people and AIDS.…

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH

is a method of producing a child, or 'going into labour' in a setting and environment in which the mother…

NATURAL WORK TEAM

consists of a team of individuals who work together or work in complementary roles to complete a task.

NEAR MISS

denotes a narrowly avoided collision, esp. between two aircraft, other something which was narrowly avoided and hence, a lucky escape.

NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT (N-ACH)

first proposed by Henry Alexander Murray (1893 - 1988) but wasn't truly investigated until David McClelland took up research looking…

NEGATIVE ADAPTATION

is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.

NEGATIVE RECENCY

is the tendency for an individual, when recalling words or number that they were just shown, to recall fewer of…

NEGLECT DYSLEXIA

is a neurological condition which is a form of acquired dyslexia where the individual is unable to view half the…

NEOLALIA

otherwise known as neolallism, it

NEOPLASM

is a term which is normally used to describe a new, abnormal malignant tumour, as seen in cases of cancer.…

NERVE TISSUE

form the working components of the nervous system and are otherwise known as nervous tissue. The tissue includes the cell…

NETWORK THERAPY

is a type of psychotherapy where not only the family of the client or patient are involved but the neighbours…

NEURAL IRRITABILITY

are classed as jittery neurons because they have a greater sensitivity to action potentials and are therefore more likely to…

NEURASTHENIA

which is characterized by fatigue, weakness, insomnia, achies and pain. The onset of the condition is considered to be due…

NEUROFEEDBACK

is the ability for individuals to alter their own brain waves by using information about their brain wave characteristics which…

NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)

was first developed in 1976 by U.S. mathematician and therapist Richard Bandler (1950 - ) and U.S. linguist John Grinder…