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URINARY INCONTINENCE

loss of conscious management of urination because of a naturally-occurring condition.

UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role an outlook can play in attaining rewards, avoiding punishments, or both. An individual may take on a positive

ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION

a type of psychosurgery wherein noise waves of a frequency of 1000 kHz are exerted through trephine openings in the

UNCERTAINTY FACTOR

with regard to psychological aesthetics, a trait of a work of art which is correlated with elevated positive scores on

UNCONSCIOUS PERCEPTION

a phenomenon, the presence of which is highly debated, wherein a stimulant which isn't consciously interpreted still impacts actions.

UNDERINTENSITY

noun. a state wherein one or all of the following are beneath the optimal level: stimulation, dedication, effort, assertiveness, and

UNIDIMENSIONAL

having one dimension or made up of one aspect or a pure aspect.

UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION

any depressive disorder, which is, any mood disorder marked by at least one major depressive episode or an extended time

UNIVERSAL

1. With regard to social psychology, reference: psychological universal. 2. With regard to language, reference: language universal.

UNSOCIABLE

adjective. lacking sociability due to a disinclination to engage in interaction and shape unions with other people.

UPWARD COMMUNICATION

peened and spoken messages which begin with people lower in the hierarchy of an establishment and which progress upward to

URINATION

noun. the releasing of urine from the bladder, that is impacted by deliberate relaxation of the sphincter at the junction

UTILITARIANISM

an ethical theory based upon the premise that the good is to be explained as that which brings the most

ULTRASOUND

noun. noise whose frequency goes beyond the wide range of audibility of human beings, which is, beyond 20 kHz. With

UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE

a standard which it is impossible to gauge correctly on both the placement and the momentum of a particle at

UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS

1. With regard to psychoanalytic theory, a psychical procedure which occurs within the unconscious. 2. With regard to cognitive psychology,

UNDERLOAD

noun. the scenario wherein a low degree of task demand cultivates distress in such forms as tiredness and being bored.

UNIFIED POSITIVISM

an approach to the dilemma of the fragmentation of psychology which desires and attempts to unify the field by stressing

UNIPOLAR MANIA

a bipolar disorder wherein just manic episodes have taken place. With the exception of some rare cases, manic episodes have

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

a quality of an item or developed surroundings so conceived as to make it maximally usable and comfortable for individuals