MORAL CODE
is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community…
MOTOR BEHAVIOR, MOTOR-FUNCTION HOMUNCULUS
first proposed by Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield (1891 - 1976) which maps the whole motor cortex, reflecting the complexity of…
MULTILINGUAL APHASIA EXAMINATION (MAE)
is a primarily neurological based examination which has a primary purpose of determining the presence of aphasia and if positively…
MUTUAL MASTURBATION
is achieved when two individuals simultaneously stimulate each others genitals for the express purpose of sexual gratification and enjoyment. Such…
NATURAL HIGH
is a state of increased happiness and elation which has not been induced by introducing substances into the body. It…
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NEURAL INTEGRATION
is the algebraic representation and summation of any excitatory or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials which govern the potential for firing in…
NEUROTIC DEPRESSION
defines any major depressive episode which is without psychotic features.
NONDEMAND PLEASURING
gentle touching of a significant other's body for the carnal satisfaction involved, with no assumption of carnal arousal. With regard…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS
life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.
ORGANIC RETARDATION
failure of an organ or organ system to grow normally due to an inherited flaw, dietary insufficiency, or hormonal disorder.…
ORIENTING RESPONSE
1. a behavioral reaction to a changed, new, or abrupt stimulant, for instance, turning one's head toward the location of…
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
one of two departments of the ANS, the other being the SNS. Structurally, it consist of the part of the…
PATHOGENIC
adjective. Adding to illness or leading toward pathology. An agent is recognized as a pathogen.
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.