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ZEITGEBER

noun. a cue, like the length of a day, utilized to initiate or time a biological rhythm.

ZOLPIDEM

noun. a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic posited into the United States' market in 1993 for brief control of insomnia. Even though structurally

ZUCLOPENTHIXOL

noun. a conventional antipsychotic of the thioxanthene class. Side effects are inclusive of sedation, dystonia, and neuromuscular rigidity, and it's

ZEITGEIST

noun. the spirit of the times . It refers to a form of supraindividual mind at work in the world

ZOMARIL

noun. a brand name for iloperidone.

ZUNG SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE (SDS)

a widely utilized adult self-report depression-screening tool modeled to gauge the severity of depressive or mood-associated indicators. It is additionally

ZELMID

noun. a brand name for zimeldinf.

ZOMBIE ARGUMENT

a philosophical debate which centers on the trouble of differentiating conscious entities from non-conscious entities which are capable of carrying

ZURICH SCHOOL

a team of psychoanalysts who were formative followers of Carl Jung in Zurich, in contrast to the Viennese school of

ZELOTYPIA

noun. extreme overzealousness with regard to advocating for a cause.

ZONE OF COMPARISON TEST

a technique of placing questions in a control question test to encourage objective study of physiological reactions on polygraph charts

ZWAARDEMAKER OLFACTOMETER

an formative olfactom-etkr consisting of a sole glass tube open at each end. One end was placed into a nostril,

ZEN BUDDHISM

a Japanese school of Buddhism, extending back to the sixth century ce, wherein enlightenment was sought via direct, intuitive experience

ZONE OF POTENTIALITY

the wide array of a pupil's capacity for development, growth, or excellence within a specific skill or subject region.

ZWAARDEMAKER SMELL SYSTEM

a system for categorizing scent qualities based upon a scheme initially cultivated by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist. In accordance

ZEN THERAPY

psychotherapy which is informed by and integrates the philosophy and practices of Zen Buddhism and which, alike to existentialism, is

ZONE OF OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING (ZOF)

the wide array of physiological stimulation within which a person can carry on at the peak of physical, cognitive, and

ZYDIS

noun. a brand name for olanzapine.

ZENER CARDS

a standardized group of stimulant materials, alike to a deck of playing cards, modeled for utilization in experiments on extrasensory

ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT

with regard to Levvygotsky's sociocultural theory, the difference between a kid's actual degree of capacity and the degree of capacity