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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

TECHNOLOGICAL ILLITERACY

absence or little of knowledge of technology, particularly an absence of the technological insight which well-educated common folk would usually

TELEHEALTH

noun. the utilization of telecommunications and data technology to give access to health evaluation, identification of disease, illness, or disorder,

TELFAIRE INSTRUCTIONS

careful instructions read to jury members in cases wherein eyewitness accounts of an idivinidual may be the most imperative and

TEMPORAL ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

properties of consciousness corresponding to time, inclusive of the fleeting current, the length of time needed for sensory arousal to

TEMPORAL-FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION

the capacity to differentiate various temporal trends in visual, auditory, or other forms of stimulants.

TENSION HEADACHE

a continual headache generated by acute or extended emotional tension and generally joined by insomnia, irritability, and painful contracting of

TERMINAL BUTTON

the terminal part of an axon from which a neural signal is rendered, via dispersion of a neurotransmitter, across a

TERTIARY CARE

highly specialized care rendered to people who are at risk of handicap or death. Tertiary care frequently necessitates the need

TEST SELECTION

the procedure of selecting the most useful or proper test or set of evaluation tools in effort to render correct

TETANY

noun. Reference: calcium-deficiency disorders.

THALAMOCORTICAL SYSTEM

the thalamus and cerebral cortex: portions of the brain which, particularly in mammals, are so closely and reciprocally interlinked that

THEMATIC TEST

any analysis wherein an involved party is needed to tell a tale from which interpretations are rendered about the person's

THEORY OF REASONED ACTION

the theory that outlooks directed at actions and subjective norms concerned with an action determine an individual's goal to perform