ANTAGONIST
n. 1. An agent, for example a drug or hormone, that works to reduce the action of an agonist -…
APPLIED SCIENCE
an approach to science in which scientific principles and theories are applied in practical ways, for example, in the development…
AROUSAL JAG
an increase of activation followed by a sudden decrease, often accompanied by laughter to signify a release of tension. The…
ATTENTION-DEFICITHYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD AHD)
in DSM-IV-TR, this represents a behavioral syndrome characterized by the persistent presence (i.e., for 6 months or more) of six…
AUDITORY BLENDING
the ability to synthesize the individual sounds (phonemes) of a word so that the whole word can be comprehended or…
AUTISTIC FANTASY
a specific type of defense mechanism in which a person deals with emotional stress by retreating into excessive daydreaming as…
AUTOPEDOPHILIA
n. refers to the gaining of sexual pleasure from dressing as a child, pretending to be a child, or having…
BABINSKI REFLEX
the innate reflex occurring in a healthy infant whereby the toes extend upward when the sole of the foot is…
BEHAVIORAL CRITERION
n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.…
BELL CURVE
n. in statistics, refers to the classic curve obtained from plotting the graph of a normal distribution. This curve is…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
BIOPHYSICAL SYSTEM
n. any biological process which is studied on a system level. Thus, it is studied and described as to its…
BRAIN COMPARATOR
n. a structure which exists theoretically in the brain, the function of which would be to compare an intended movement…
BUNDLE HYPOTHESIS
n. a hypothesis which states that a whole is merely the sum of its parts. First proposed by German-American psychologist…
CARTESIAN DUALISM
n. a principle which essentially states that the mind and body are non-identical. The body (and brain) are made of…