NEGATIVE SCHIZOPHRENIA
is a form of Schizophrenia which was first proposed by U.S. psychiatrist Nancy C. Andreasen and Scott A. Olsen in…
NEIL V BIGGERS
was an important case in U.S. legal history which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court detailing criteria for a valid…
NEO-MALTHUSIAN
the idea that family planning and the effective use of contraception can support population control and without these restrictions, populations…
NEURAL PATHWAY
describes any route which is followed by a nerve impulse which travels through either the central or peripheral nerve fibres…
NEUROBIOLOGY
is a strand of the larger subject Biology which focusses on the study of the nervous system.
NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION SCALE (NES)
Was first devised in 1989 by U.S. psychiatrists Robert W. Buchanan and Douglas W. Heinrichs. The NES' primary goal is…
NEUROPEPTIDE Y
which stimulates the process of vasoconstriction and has been linked to the regulation of feeding behaviour. Normally found in the…
NEUROTIC ANXIETY
generally has a disturbing effect on an individuals emotions and their behaviours. In the context of psychoanalytic theory, neurotic anxiety…
NICOTINIC ACID
is a precursor molecule to the substance coenzyme NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and other related coenzymes.
NISSL METHOD
first coined by Franz Nissl which describes the process used to stain neurons for microscopic examination.
NOISE POLLUTION
defines any level of noise which is detrimental to the natural environment or an individuals health.
NOMOTHETIC
describes the process of forming general laws to combat a specific problem opposed to actually dealing with problems individually on…
NONCENTRALITY PARAMETER
a parameter in several probability distributions utilized in hypothesis testing which has a value different from zero whenever a sample…
NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE (NES)
an event which is alike to an epileptic seizure but isn't generated by an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.…