PHARMACODYNAMIC TOLERANCE
a type of drug tolerance wherein the chemistry of the brain comes to be acclimated to the existence of the…
PHRENOLOGY
noun. a theory of personality developed in the 18th and 19th centuries by an Austrian philosopher and anatomist named Johann…
DEGRADED STIMULUS
A stimulus, visual or auditory that has had a noise added to it that makes it harder to percieve.
DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN
A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.
DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
The interview with the mental health professional looking at a person's problems and situations.
DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF
An ability of a person to maintain identity, belief and feelings while being pressured to do otherwise.
DISCRETE VARIABLE
A random variable that is not continuous and has a small number of values.
DIVIDED CONSCIOUSNESS
State where more than one mental activity is being carried out.See dual task competition.
EGO STRENGTH
Psychoanalytical theory.The ability of the ego to maintainthe effective balance between inner id impulses and outer reality.
ELEGANT SOLUTION
The solution to a problem with the minumum effort tp produce the best result. See Occam's razor.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A gradual increase being able to experience, express and interpret a range of emotions.
EMPIRICISM
Approach to epistemology holding that all knowledge of matters of fact comes from experience or needs experience for validation.
ENDOPSYCHIC
Pertaining to the unconscious mind or intrpsychic processes. Compare exopsychic.