NEURAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
is one theory of brain development that implies cognitive development results as a balance between the neural substrates and environment…
NEURAL SATIATION
is the tendency for a neuron to respond weakly after the conductance of a strong stimulation.
NEUROCRINE
describes neurones which secrete agonists such as neurotransmitters at their synapses.
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
is the physical gap between a motor neuron and the muscle fibre which it stimulates. Once a stimulus arrives at…
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
which arise from brain damage are treated using psychological methods to manage the cognitive, emotional and behavioural problems.
NEUROTIC RESIGNATION
was first described by U.S. psychoanalyst Karen Homey (1885 - 1952) as the avoidance of any one (or more) aspect…
NEUTRALIZER
first described by U.S. psychotherapist Samuel Richard Slavson where a member of a therapy group will modify aggressive and impulsive…
NIGHT-EATING SYNDROME
was first described by Albert J. Stunkard in 1955 who characterized the night-eating syndrome as having the following symptoms- insomnia,…
NIULTIPLC-INTELLIGCNCES THEORY
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Howard Gardner, who said that intelligence was made up of 8 categories: linguistic, musical,…
NODE OF RANVIER
are found on myelinated neurons, the myelin sheaths are not continuous, there are gaps between where one starts and the…
NOMINAL LEADER
is an individual who is the assigned leader or guide of a group, however, fails in their duties.
NONADHERENCE
Is the resulting condition when a patient refuses to adhere (stick to or stay with) a prescribed therapeutic regime. The…
NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…
NONINVASIVE
1. designating processes or tests which do not neccesitate perforation or laceration of the skin or insertion of a tool…
NONRATIONAL
1. not able of being endorsed or corroborated by reason, as, for instance, in the opinion of most contemporary philosophers,…
NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR
behaviors which can dictate a person's outlooks or emotions without the need for speech. Non-verbal behaviors can be apmother or…