FIRST-ORDER FACTOR
Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-…
FLOW PATTERN
a term that is used to describe the aggregate movement of the elements that are in a visual scene as…
FOOD FADDISM
the dietary practice based on exaggerated and often incorrect beliefs about the effects of food or nutrition on health, particularly…
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. These are the fully developed intellectual functions of abstract thinking, logical processes, judgement and…
FRIENDSHIP
voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from…
FUNCTIONAL AMNESIA
a psychiatric disorder with amnesia for autobiographical events. Episodic memory is lost about yourself as is semantic memory when a…
FUNCTIONAL STATUS
the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an…
GASOLINE INTOXICATION
The euphoric reaction induced by inhalation of gasoline vapor. It results in headaches, weakness, depression of the central nervous system,…
GENDER NONCONFORMITY
the term that applies to the behaviour that differs from that of others of the same sex or from cultural…
GENERAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT SCALE
a scale that combines a series of tests from the Halstead- Reitan neuropsychological battery to generate an overall estimate of…
GENETIC METHOD
the study of the psychological processes in terms of hereditary origins and developmental history where there is an emphasis on…
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS)
assessment designed to use with people over 65 years of age and is a self-administered test of 30 questions. Devised…
GLOBALIZATION
the term for the process of a commercial organisation moving from locally produced and distributed to a international model due…
GRACEFUL DEGRADATION
the property of cognitive networks where damage to a portion of the network produces relatively little damage to overall performance…
GROUP MIND
the hypothetical and transcendent consciousness that is created by fusing people's minds into a collective like a nation or a…
IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION
Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce…
INTERNALIZED SPEECH
the phrase that describes the silent speech you argue with yourself over a course of action, rehearses what one is…
INTERVENTION RESEARCH
Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has…
INTROSPECTION
Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj