CULTURAL PARALLELISM
with regard to anthropology, the growth and enhancement of analogous cultural trends in regionally distinct groups presumed to have never…
CUTANEOUS SENSE
any of the sense which are reliant upon skin receptors that are vulnerable to touch, pressure, hot and cold, pain,…
DECENTRALIZED ORGANIZATION
An organisation where authority is spread out over the organisation rather than just those at the top. Compare centralised organisation.
A-BETA FIBER
transmitters that quickly convey data from skin-based receptors to the central nervous system- myleinated fibers, largest in size of all…
ACQUISITION
noun. 1. the additive of a new kind of conduct, reply, data, or concept to a person's personality style or…
ACTUARIAL PREDICTION
foretelling rooted in quantified life experience and information instead of upon even more unbiased encounters.
ADJUSTMENT
noun. 1. a variation in personality, performance, or each by someone regarding the realized requirement or longing for modification. Change…
AFFECTIVE THEORY
an inflection which hold roots or approaches to therapy that highlight the imperativeness of sentiments and feelings in restorative development.
ALTERCASTING
noun. pushing personalities and societal functions onto other people, typically by treating these people in such a way that they…
AMPHETAMINE
noun. A stimulus within the central nervous system, tightly correlated in terms of construction and functioning to ephedrine, which is…
ANDROGYNOUS SEX ROLE
n. a mixture of typically male and typically female sex roles, usually incorporating preferred aspects of both. There may be…
ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR AXIS
A hypothetical plane or line that runs from front-back of the body or brain.
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…
APPROPRIATE AFFECT
an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
a marriage planned and contracted by the parents or other relatives of the couple. In cultures in which arranged marriages…
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
an instrument that is typically used in the evaluation of ability, achievement, interests, personality, psychopathology, or some other factor.