THREAT APPRAISAL
the mental and emotional procedures involved in evaluating the possibility of and degree of threat.
THUMB OPPOSITION
the capacity to integrate the forefinger and thumb in pincer grip motions together. Thumb opposition starts to form around three…
TIC DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
in the DSM-IV- TR, a disorder marked by the existence of tics which don't meet the diagnostic standards for a…
TIME OUT (TO) 1
1. a method, stemming from within behavior therapy, wherein unfavorable actions are weakened and their occurrences lessened, commonly by moving…
TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE
a seizure marked by both tonic and clonic motor motions. During the tonic stage the muscles begin to spasm and…
TOUCH FIBER
a nerve fiber which is a recipient for a mechanical stimulant, like grazing or light contact.
TRADITION-DIRECTED
adjective. depicting or correlating to people whose values, objectives, and actions are significantly ascertained by their classical cultural heritage, which…
TRAIT ANXIETY
proneness to experiencing anxiety. Individuals with high trait anxiety have a propensity to seeing the world as more risky or…
TRANSACTIONAL EVALUATION
trying to apply the standards of general systems theory to the region of program innovation. It is modeled to lessen…
TRANSCRIPTION
noun. With regard to genetics, the procedure whereby the inherited data housed in DNA is transferred to a molecule of…
TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
with regard to speaking language, a form of generative grammar based upon the concept that sentences have a rooted and…
TRANSITIONAL PROBABILITY
the likelihood of progressing from one state or condition to another state or condition.
TRANSPOSITION
noun. 1. the process of acquiring a union between stimulants instead of acquiring the absolute traits of the stimulus.