Neurology

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WOODCOCK-JOHNSON PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL BATTERY

an evaluation, now in its third edition, which gauges mental capacity and educational achievement in kids, youths, or adults. The

ZEITGEIST

noun. the spirit of the times . It refers to a form of supraindividual mind at work in the world

TELESTHESIA (TELAESTHESIAL

noun. Reference: cryptesthesia.

TERMINAL THRESHOLD

the maximum stimulant severity that will generate a feeling.

THAT'S-NOT-ALL TECHNIQUE

a two-step process for bettering adherence which includes showing an initial, significant request and then, prior to the individual having

THINNING

with regard to conditioning, a gradual escalation in the intermittency of reinforcement.

TIME SHARING

the procedure of swiftly changing attention from one job to another whenever two or more jobs are performed simultaneously. A

TOPOGRAPHICAL MEMORY

memory for the ordering and unions of items within a spatial environment.

TRANSGENDER

adjective. having or correlating to gender identities which vary from culturally defined gender roles and biological gender. Transgender states are

TREATMENT PLAN

the suggested steps for intervening that the therapy professional or counselor plans following an evaluation of the patient being completed.

TYPE-TOKEN RATIO (TTR)

a comparison, shown as a ratio, of the quantity of types to the quantity of tokens in a specific communication.

UNIDIMENSIONAL

having one dimension or made up of one aspect or a pure aspect.

VAGINA DENTATA

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious fantasy that the vagina is a mouth housed with teeth which can castrate

VEGETATIVE SOUL

with regard to the ideas of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, the form of soul possessed by plants.

VESICLE

noun. a fluid-filled sac-like structure, like any of the synaptic vesicles inside axon terminals which consist of neurotransmitter molecules.

VISUAL IMAGERY

cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative

VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT

the extent to which a person excels in selecting the type of profession or job best suited to their abilities,

WEAR-AND-TEAR THEORY OF AGING

a theory of biological aging proposing that aging stems from a build-up of trauma to cells, tissues, and organs inside

WORD APPROXIMATION

a speech disruption wherein traditional words are utilized in untraditional or improper manners as in metonymy, or new but comprehensible

ZOOPHILIA

noun. a paraphilia wherein animals are recurrently favored or solely utilized to reach carnal arousal and satisfaction. The animal, that