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THEORY OF FORMS

Plato's principle postulating that all things have a real lasting presence as concepts or forms separate of one's senses and

THERAPEUTIC CAMP

a camp which might render part-time care, therapeutic remediation, rehab, or a mixture of these for people, frequently kids and

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

THERMOREGULATION

noun. the physiological and behavioral procedures, cumulatively, which are responsible for keeping up the typical body temperature. These procedures are

THIOPENTAL

noun. an ultrashort-acting barbiturate utilized mainly as a pain reliever which can be delivered intravenously to generate near immediate unconsciousness.

THOUGHT

noun. 1. the procedure involved in thinking. 2. an idea, picture, opinion, or other result of thinking. 3. consideration or

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

TIMER

noun. an tool gauging the passing of time.

TOFRANIL

noun. a brand name for imipramine.

TONAL FUSION

the mixing of at least two tones into a sole tonal experience.

TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE

a seizure marked by both tonic and clonic motor motions. During the tonic stage the muscles begin to spasm and

TOPECTOMY

noun. a previous psychosurgical process wherein chosen regions of the frontal cortex were excised in cases of refractory cognitive disease

TOPOLOGY

noun. the analysis of geometric shapes and their transformations in space. Jean piaget found most kids of 3 or 4

TOUCH FIBER

a nerve fiber which is a recipient for a mechanical stimulant, like grazing or light contact.

TOXICITY

noun. the ability of a compound to generate toxic impacts within an living being.

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