REVERSE ANOREXIA
An inversion of anorexia in which a subject is obsessed with increasing body size, especially by the addition of muscle…
REWARD SYSTEM
Collection of correlated factors which join a specific stimulus with some framework of pleasure or comfort.
RIEGER'S SYNDROME
Mesodermal dysgenesis of the cornea and iris, which results in pupillary anomolies, posterior embryotoxon, and secondary glaucoma.
RISK-RESCUE RATING
Formulaic expression which compares the danger inherent in a specific method of suicide with the chance of the attempt being…
ROBITUSSIN
Trade name for guaifenesin, available in a variety of fixed-combination prepared patent medicines including antihistimine, decongestant, cough suppressant, or a…
ROKEACH VALUE SURVEY (RVS)
Tool which evaluates a subject's moral to enable them to figure out what is of utmost significance in their lives…
ROLE THERAPY
In psychoanalysis, a process which makes use of a psychodrama occurring in reality. The patient chooses a role model, determines…
RORSCHACH, HERMANN
(1884-1922) Earning his medical doctorate at the University of Zurich in 1912, Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist, created the commonly…
RULE MODELING
Copying method wherein individuals learn how to manage their conduct by using the same guidelines which have been used by…
RURAL HEALTH CLINIC (RHC)
Health care clinic which operates in any area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as non-urbanized, and located in areas…
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE
A radioactive isotope is an isotope of an element radiating during its decay to a stable form. All isotopes have…
RANDOM MATING
At first, the idea that animals mated without specific mate selection held sway. However, it is now believed that random…
RANDOMIZED-GROUP DESIGN
A design used in experimentation in which the subjects are randomly assigned to either a control group or experimental group…
RAPHE NUCLEUS
Saprogenic neurons located in the brainstem the project to the spinal cord, thalamus, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex.
RATIONAL THINKING
Thinking based on logical rules. A theory embraced by U.S. psychologist Jonathon Baron.