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TRAIT RATING

a method wherein a chosen behavioral facet or attribute is viewed, scored, and documented.

TRANSACTIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

psychotherapy which stresses the everyday interplay between the patient and other people in their life; transactional analysis is a particular

TRANSDUCER

noun. a tool or system which transforms energy from one type to another.

TRANSGENERATIONAL PATTERNS

trends of actions or traits which appear in consecutive generations, frequently referencing negative or maladaptive actions.

TRANSITIVITY

1. the quality of a union across components that the union transfers among components. For instance, a transitive union would

TRANSSYNAPTIC DEGENERATION

the degeneration of a neuron which stems from the demise of a neighboring neuron with which it developed synapses.

TRAZODONE

noun. a chemically different antidepressant which was marketed as a safer option than the tricyclic agents. Regardless, it was of

TRIAD

noun. a group of three individuals involved in a dynamic union. The three individuals are assumed to form a triangle

TRIBADE

noun. a woman who reaches carnal satisfaction by rubbing her genitals against the genitals of another woman. This act is

TRIGGER FEATURE

a particular feature, simple or complex, of a stimulant which might cause a reaction within a particular neuron

TRIPTANS

noun. a category of vasoconstrictor drugs utilized for the remediation of migraine headache, the prototype of which is sumatriptanoun. Triptans

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

a complication of tuberculosis stemming from spread of the tubercle bacilli from the lungs to the brain via the bloodstream.

TURN TAKING

with regard to social interactions, switching behavior between at least two people.

TWO-PROCESS MODEL OF RECALL

the hypothesis positing that memory recollection can consist of two phases: a search which finds material in memory and then

TYPE I CELL

a form of taste cell which is electron-dense, that being, it seems dark whenever observed by electron microscopy. Type I

TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE

an enzyme which catalyzes the initial, and rate-restricting, step during the biosynthesis of the catecholamine neurotransmitters known as epinephrine, norepinephrine,

TECHNICAL ECLECTICISM

with regard to integrative psychotherapy, the utilization of methods from many different theoretical contexts to manage the involved problems a

TELECONFERENCING

the utilization of telecommunications links to allow real-time group meetings of people who are distant from each other physically.

TELERGY

noun. With regard to parapsychology, the claimed capacity of a sensitive to transpose paranormal skills on another individual through telepathy.