RACIAL IDENTITY
An individual's sense of having their identity defined by belonging to a particular race or ethnic group. The strength of…
RADICULITIS
The inflammation of a spinal root. Symptoms include loss of sensation and weakness in the body part served by the…
RANDOMIZED BLOCK DESIGN
A design in research where participants are classified into groups on the basis of an experimenter controlled variable. Participants within…
RAPE COUNSELING
Professional guidance and support for victims rape and sexual assault. Counseling addresses the trauma of the event and is designed…
RATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
An approach in psychology emphasizing philosophy, deductive reasoning and logic as insightful sources into the underlying principles of the mind.
RAYNAUD'S DISEASE
A disorder featuring painful constriction of blood vessels in the extremities, primarily the fingers and toes. It is primarily caused…
REACTIVE DEPRESSION
A major depressive episode brought on by an apparent event or situation such as the loss of a job or…
READING LADDER
Advancing a student's reading ability by progressing through a prescribed order of increasingly difficult reading assignments. 2. a list of…
REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW (RJP)
The idea that being honest in assessing the pro's and con's of a job to a potential employee is best…
RECESSIVE TRAIT
a trait that is expressed in an organism if it's determinate allele is carried on both members of homologours pair…
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Specialization in the surgical field directed at reconstruction, enhancement, improvement, or replacement of defective or imperfect bodily structures. See also:…
RECURRENT COLLATERAL INHIBITION
A system of negative feedback which allows Renshaw cells to inhibit a neuron by communicating through a branched axon loop…
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM
A type of legitimate, rational argument, by which a principle is disproven by demonstrating that it results in a contradiction,…
REFERENCED COGNITIVE TEST
Cognitive function examination which has been normalized, allowing performance to be compared among individuals.