VENTRAL STREAM
a sequence of specialized visual areas inside the brain's cerebral cortex which begin inside the occipital lobe's striate cortex and…
VESTIBULAR SACS
two sacs inside the inner ear, which, combined with the semicircular canals, make up the vestibular apparatus. The vestibular sacs…
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
the procedure of assisting a person to select an proper vocation via such methods as (i) in-depth interviews; (ii) delivery…
WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE (WAIS)
an intelligence test for people from 16 years to 89 years. An alteration and substitution of the Wechsler-Belle-Vue intelligence scale,…
WORD SALAD
an extreme type of thought disorder, shown in seriously disordered and virtually unintelligible talking or penmanship, marked by serious loosening…
ZUNG SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE (SDS)
a widely utilized adult self-report depression-screening tool modeled to gauge the severity of depressive or mood-associated indicators. It is additionally…
TEMPORAL CONDITIONING
a process in Pavlovian conditioning wherein the unconditioned stimulant is shown at regular intervals, but not being joined by any…
TERTIARY PREVENTION
intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are…
THEORY OF FORMS
Plato's principle postulating that all things have a real lasting presence as concepts or forms separate of one's senses and…
THOUGHT BROADCASTING
the delusion in which one's thoughts are being disseminated throughout the surroundings for all to be aware of.
TIME-SERIES DESIGN
an experimental model which consists of the viewing of units over a specified period of time.
TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE
1. a marriage in accordance with the classical norms of a given culture, generally for the main reason of establishing…
TRANSITIONAL OBJECT
1. a thing utilized by a kid to ease the anxiety of separating from their first external item, their mother,…
TRIAL-AND-ERROR LEARNING
a form of learning wherein the living being consecutively attempts many different reactions within a circumstance, seemingly at random, until…
ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION
a type of psychosurgery wherein noise waves of a frequency of 1000 kHz are exerted through trephine openings in the…
UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
any depressive disorder, which is, any mood disorder marked by at least one major depressive episode or an extended time…
VALIDITY GENERALIZATION
a quantitative summation of all empirical research pertaining to the validity of a specific gauging tool.
VERBAL ABILITY (V)
exhibited skill to understand and correspond adequately with words. At times, a differention is made between receptive and productive skills.…
VESTIBULAR SYSTEM
a system inside the body which is accountable for preserving posture, equilibrium, and the body's position in space, and plays…