Neurology

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ORTHOGONAL

1. alone, separate or unrelated. 2. at 90 degree angles.

OVERINCLUSION

noun. failure of a person to remove non-successful or improper reactions correlated with a specific stimulant.

PARADOX

noun. a shocking or self-contradictory statement which might still contain truth. With regard to philosophy, paradoxes are classically categorized as

PARTIALISM

noun. a form of paraphilia wherein a individual attains carnal gratification from contact with a body part of the carnal

PATIENT

noun. 1. a recipient of healthcare from a licensed healthcare professional. 2. with regard to language, the being which is

PERCEPTUAL

adjective. corresponding to the consciousness of sensory stimulants.

PERIPHERAL

adjective. 1. with regard to the nervous system, found or taking place somewhere exterior to the brain and spinal cord.

PERSONALITY

noun. the configuration of personality traits and actions which includes a person's individual acclimation to life, inclusive of primary traits,

PHAGOMANIA

noun. a hunger or morbid favor to consume food that cannot be satisfied.

PHONOLOGICAL RECODING

the utilization of reading abilities to transform written symbols into noises and words.

PITCH DISCRIMINATION

the capacity to recognize modifications in noise based upon pitch. It is more properly referred to as frequency discrimination because

DEFICIENCY MOTIVATION

Abraham Maslow's humanistic psychology. The lower 4 levels of hierarchy. Compare metamotivation.

DEMOCRATIC LEADER

A leader who establishes and maintains an egalitarian group climate where menbers can make choices, resolve issues and plan activities.

DESIGN FLUENCY TEST

A group of tests that are time limited and need to draw figures or remodel lines to make shapes. Also

DIABETIC ENTEROPATHY

A complication of diabetes mellitus marked by fecal incontinence at night. See gastric neuropathy.

DIFFERENTIAL VALIDITY

Accuracy and validity of tests of a person's success in different tasks.

DISCOVERY LEARNING

Learning that we get by solving problems and formulating hypotheses.

DISORDER

A group of systems that can involve abnormal behaviour, intense or persistent stress or the disruption of a function. See

DIVERGENT THINKING

Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.

DOUBLE STANDARD

A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.