TAY-SACHS DISEASE
A rare metabolic disorder characterized by an accumulation of lipid (fat) in the nerve cells of the brain, resulting in…
THORNDIKE, EDWARD LEE (1874- 1949)
Thorndike, a pioneer in educational psychology, was bom in Massachusetts, and received his B.A. degree at Wesleyan, his M.A. at…
TOTAL PUSH THERAPY
A supportive approach originated by Abraham Myerson for the treatment of chronic schizophrenics and other patients confined to mental institutions.To…
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
A form of group psychotherapy originated by Eric Berne, which focuses attention on characteristic interactions between individuals and the “games”…
TRANSVESTISM (or) TRANSVESTI- TISM
A sexual deviation in which the individual dresses in the clothes of the opposite sex, usually for the purpose of…
TALION LAW
These terms refer to the idea of punishment or retaliation in kind: the “lex talionis.” This is the primitive and…
TALKING IT OUT
The free verbal expression of feelings and emotions“Talking it out,” in the usual sense of giving vent to what is…
TOOL DESIGN
with regard to human engineering, the designing of tools and instruments with regard to such human aspects as the avoidance…
TOPOGRAPHIC
adjective. regarding a detailed depiction of a structural being, inclusive of its exterior features and the spatial relations across its…
TOUGH LOVE
the fostering of peoples' health by requiring said people to behave accountably and to look for professional help whenever they…
TRACE CONDITIONING
a process in Pavlovian conditioning wherein an unconditioned stimulant and a conditioned stimulant are divided by a persistent interval, with…
TRAIT-NEGATIVITY BIAS
the propensity for negative character traits to play a greater role than positive character traits in determining overall impressions and…
TRANSCENDENCE
noun. With regard to metaphysics and within the analysis of awareness, a state of presence or interpretation which goes beyond…
TRANSECTION
noun. the transverse cutting or severing of something, like a nerve tract or the spinal cord.
TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA (TGA)
an abrupt global amnesia, a type of temporary amnestic disorder, which commonly resolves within a day and takes place in…
TRANSLATION AND BACK-TRANSLATION
a way of guaranteeing that the translation of an evaluation tool into another language is sufficient, utilized mainly in cross-social…
TRANSVESTIC FETISHISM
in the DSM-IV-TR, a paraphilia involving the continual wearing by a heterosexual man of woman's clothing with the intention of…