Pediatrics

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NOVELTY

the quality of being new and uncommon. It is one of the primary identifying aspects directing focus. The attraction to

OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS

life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.

ORGANIC

adjective. 1. designating a state or illness which is essentially somatic or physical, as compared to operational or psychogenic. 2.

OVEREXTENSION

noun. the propensity of very young kids to continue the utilization of a term past the field of its particular

PARENTING STYLES

techniques wherein parents interact with their kids

PERCEIVED SELF

the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.

PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)

an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.

PHONETICS

noun. the department of language which analyzes the physical properties of speech noises and the physiological ways that these are

DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN

A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DISCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

Theory where a cause is given less weight if ther are other causes possible. Compare augmentation principle.

DOCTRINE OF FORMAL DISCIPLINE

An idea that the mind can be trained to learn by studying some fields first that will make is easier

DYSORTHOGRAPHIA

Not being able to spell.

ELOPEMENT

1. Sdecretly leaving home to marry. 2. A patient leaving a mental hospital without permission. 3. Slang term for an

EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Philosophy. Knowledge gained from experience. 2. Sciences. Knowledge gained from experiment and observation. See empiricism.

EQUILIBRIUM

The state of mental or physical balance or stability. See homeostasis.

EXACT REPLICATION

Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.

EXPLANATORY STYLE

The way a person describe an event or their personal history.

LEXICAL ACCESS

Another term of vocabulary retrieval, where individuals produce a specific word or phrase from their lexicon of knowledge on prompting

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

the idea that languages themselves differ and diverge in the way their sematic space is identified and organized by speakers