Neurology

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CUE-DEPENDENT FORGETTING

an inability to remember stemming from the loss of a stimulant at testing which was displayed when the acquisition happened.

CULTURE BOUND

depicting outlooks, behaviors, or actions which are the result of a specific society and which aren't frequently observed in other…

DAP TEST

abbreviated form of Machover Draw A Person Test.

ABNORMALITY

1. in a position that is not normal. 2. disfigurement or imperfections in building or operations.

ACCESSIBILITY

noun. Open, receptive, approachable

ACTIVATING EVENT

in logical emotive behavior treatment, a happening which is existing, former, or expected, that prompts irrational ideas and troublesome feelings,

ADAPTATION

1. modification of a sense organ to the force or even standard of stimulation, leading to a development where sensorial…

ADVENTITIOUS DEAFNESS

a reduction in auditory ability which stems from damage or disease subsequently after a time frame of standard auditory capability…

AGE EFFECT

1. any sort of modification of emotional or mental operations or performances, based on age, such as escalated conformation during…

ALGORITHM

noun. on the nose, laid out process or guideline that is certain to fix a particular crisis or handle a…

AMBIGUITY

noun. 1. with regard to language, the aspect of a term, statement, or sentence which possesses one or more plausible…

ANAL SADISM

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the displaying of demanding urges in the anal stage of psychosexual development, concerning the deterioration…

ANNIHILATION

n. In psychoanalytic theory, this term refers to the complete destruction of the self. In object relations theory, this term…

ANTINOCICEPTIVE

describes or relates to any unique factor that increases tolerance for, or reduces sensitivity to, a dangerous or harmful stimuli,…

APPEARANCE-REALITY DISTINCTION

the implicit knowledge that the appearance of an object does not necessarily correspond to the reality. For example, a sponge…

ARBITRARY INFERENCE

a cognitive error whereby a person draws a conclusion that is either unrelated to or contradicted by the evidence at…

ARTIFICIALISM

the assumption that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human…

ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING

a type of learning in which bonds are formed between varying element of the materials. In different learning theories, these…

ATTENTION

n. a state of awareness in which the senses are focused exclusively and selectively on aspects of the environment. Therefore,…

ATYPICAL DEPRESSION

a major depressive episode or dysthymic disorder that is characterized by unusual features.