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TETANIZING SHOCK

an electric shock which generates maintained muscular contracting.

THALAMIC TASTE AREA

the region of the thalamus which transmits taste data from the solitary nucleus to the main taste cortex. About one

THEMATIC PARAPHASIA

incoherent speech which trails or veers away from the theme or topic.

THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

a theory which is similar to the theory of reasoned action but also integrates the construct of perceived behavioral control,

THERAPEUTIC GROUP

a set of individuals who meet under the guidance of a therapy professional to work as a team toward enhancement

THERMAL DISCRIMINATION

the capacity to detect variations in temperature among stimulants.

THIAZIDE DIURETICS

a set of synthetic chemicals cultivated in the 1950's and widely utilized as diuretics for the remediation of hypertension. Thiazides

THIRD-PARTY PAYER

an establishment, generally an insurance company, government agency, or prepayment plan, which pays for the health costs encountered by the

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT

the procedure of picturing a theoretical research set-up and what the outcome may be of performing the picturing experiment, with

THREE-STAGE THEORY

the observation that skill acquisition progresses via three phases which require less attention and come to be more automatic.

THYMUS

an organ, residing within the lower neck area, which is a portion of the immune system. The thymus achieves maximum

TILT AFTEREFFECT (TAE)

the distorted interpretation of the orientation of a vertical line or lines which takes place after extended viewing of lines

TIME SERIES

a group of gauges on a sole trait gauged repeatedly over time.

TISSUE

noun. a structure comprised of alike or identical cells with the same or alike operatives, as in erectile, muscle, or

TOLERANCE

noun. 1. a condition, stemming from continual utilization of a drug, marked by a significant lessened impact with regular use

TONAL VOLUME

the extensity or space-filling attribute of a noise.

TONUS

noun. An ongoing, slight stretching, pulling, tension, or contracting in muscles whenever they are at rest.

TOPOGRAPHAGNOSIA

noun. a disruption of topographical orientation stemming from injury to the parietal lobe in either of the brain's hemispheres. People

TORTURE

noun. the subjection of people to serious, painful physical torment and violence, that frequently is inclusive of remediation which simulates

TOUCHING

noun. 1. reference: touch therapy. 2. an interruption of association, alike to naming, wherein people with schizophrenia are not capable