Neurology

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INTERNEURON

the name that is given to a neuron that is neither sensory nor motor but connects other neurons within the

INTERVIEW

A conversation that is directed in which a clinician, employer, therapist, researcher or (the interviewer) intends to elicit specific information

INTROVERSION

Internal private orientation toward the world of ones self and the inner thoughts of ones feelings, rather than towards the

ISOMORPHISM

1. In cognition, the relationship between a perceived stimulus and the resulting verbal process as in pronunciation of a printed

JOB PERFORMANCE

Quantity or quality of output, or against multiple criterion dimensions. See employee evaluation, job criterion, performance review. Effectiveness of job

KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK

Provided by stretch receptors in the muscle spindles and tendons as well as by receptors in the joints. Information about

LAMOTRIGINE

Although ineffective for treating acute maniac episodes it has gained acceptance as a single drug treatment for acute bipolar depression

LAWS OF THOUGHT

The principles that define logical thought deemed to be essential to the rational thought process.

EYE-HAND COORDINATION

is the combined motions of the hands and eyes, working in tandem, for example; an infant may locate a toy

FACILITATED COMMUNICATION

was first developed by Australian educator Rosemary Crosslet (1945 -) in the 1970s as method of enabling the communication of

FALSE ANALOGY

is one method of delivering an entirely invalid conclusion by associating two variables with each other or establishing an invalid

FAMILY COUNSELING

is one of the various types of counselling whereby parents, or even other family members, work with trained individual's such

FEEDBACK

1. the process where any element of an interaction sustains, amplifies, or modifies the interaction. 2. the process of receiving

FIELD INDEPENDENCE

a cognitive style where the person relies on internal cues and will disregard deceptive cues from the external world. Compare

FISSURE

the name that is given to a groove, cleft or indentation that appears in a surface, in particular the cerebral

FLUID-CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE THEORY

the theory that intelligence is of 2 kinds, fluid and crystallised. Fluid copes with new problems and situations where as

FORCED COPULATION

the copulation of a male with an unwilling female seen in animals and insects. The larger male will monopolise the

FORMATIVE EVALUATION

the name of the process that is concerned with helping to improve or guide the development of a program through

FREE WILL

Name used to describe the capacity that a person has for making their own decisions and directions in life. We

FRONTAL LOBE

one of the four main lobes of each cerebral hemisphere lying in front of the central sulcus. It is concerned