REFERRED SENSATION
Sensitivity perceived at a disparate point from the affected area. Also known as: eccentric perception.
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY
A disorder of the sympathetic nervous system after a localized injury. May result in pain, loss of minerals from the…
REGIONAL CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW (RCBF RCBF)
A measure of the blood flow in a specific area of the brain, using positron emission tomography (PET scans) and/or…
REINCARNATION
A soul's rebirth in a different body. Belief that the soul survives corporeal death and is born again into a…
REJECTED CHILD
In peer groups, a child who is regularly talked about in negative terminology and inspires strong distaste in his or…
RELATIONSHIP
Particular type of connection between two or more entities or phenomena. A binding, usually continuous association between individuals wherein one…
RELAY NUCLEUS
Nucleus responsible for the relay of nerve impulses from a specific tract in the central nervous system to another tract.
REMEMBERING
To recall with effort or think of again. To retain information in memory. Spontaneously recalling information stored in the memory.
REMOTE-ASSOCIATION TEST
An examination testing creativity wherein the subject is prompted to come up with a fourth word that connects three otherwise…
REPARENTING
Pseudo-psychotherapy technique steeped in regressive therapy. Aims to correct psychological behaviors that may stem from neglect, trauma, abuse, or abandonment…
REPRESENTATIONAL CHANGE
A change in the beliefs surrounding an object or idea. When confronted with an item about which one belief was…
REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION
A defense mechanism employed to avoid the arrival of, and having to respond to, threatening stimuli.
RESIDUAL ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER
A condition listed in DSM-III; child having been diagnosed with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed at a later date as…
RESOURCE DEFENSE POLYGYNY
Polygyny which may occur when a male defends territory with sufficient resources for more than one female to breed and…
RESPONSE CIRCUIT
A neural pathway which originates at the receptor and concludes at the effector.
RESPONSE STYLE
A set of responses generally emanating from dispositional factors instead of situational ones.
RESTORATION EFFECT
Circumstances wherein the mind instinctively restores facts or information absent in a stimulus. See also: closure.