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Psychology Terms – Adverse Drug Reaction
Alternative term for a *side effect
Alternative term for a *side effect
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Psychology Terms - Adynamia,
Flaccid paralysis caused by muscle debilitation.
Flaccid paralysis caused by muscle debilitation.
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Psychology Terms – Aerial Perspective
Aerial perspective, a monocular cue of visual depth perception, is a form of perspective closely associated with linear perspective and texture gradient. It suggests great distances through haziness of outline and surface detail (sfumato), along with a reduction in color intensity or a bluish haze, effects resulting from the scattering of light by dust and vapor particles in the atmosphere. Also referred to as atmospheric perspective.
Aerial perspective, a monocular cue of visual depth perception, is a form of perspective closely associated with linear perspective and texture gradient. It suggests great distances through haziness of outline and surface detail (sfumato), along with a reduction in color intensity or a bluish haze, effects resulting from the scattering of light by dust and vapor particles in the atmosphere. Also referred to as atmospheric perspective.
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Psychology Terms – Aerobic
Pertaining to the production of energy through a metabolic process that necessitates oxygen or air. or akin to]
Pertaining to the production of energy through a metabolic process that necessitates oxygen or air. or akin to]
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Psychology Terms – Aerophagia
The involuntary ingestion of air, a compulsive behavior that leads to abdominal discomfort and belching.
The involuntary ingestion of air, a compulsive behavior that leads to abdominal discomfort and belching.
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Psychology Terms- Aesthesiometer
A device for quantifying sensory discrimination, specifically for assessing the two-point threshold.
A device for quantifying sensory discrimination, specifically for assessing the two-point threshold.
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Psychology Terms - Aetiology
Aetiology refers to the cause of a specific disorder or the examination of the causes of ailments in general. Etiology of the United States. aetiological adj. US etiological.
Aetiology refers to the cause of a specific disorder or the examination of the causes of ailments in general. Etiology of the United States. aetiological adj. US etiological.
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Psychology Terms - Affect
An emotion or subjectively experienced sensation, including happiness, sadness, fear, or rage. Blunted affect refers to a markedly diminished emotional manifestation. Flat affect refers to the absence or near absence of emotional expression, also known as affective flattening. Inappropriate affect, or incongruity of affect, refers to a dissonance between emotional expression and the subject of one's speech or thoughts. Labile affect denotes instability or fluctuation of emotions, while restricted or constricted affect signifies a reduction in the breadth of emotional expression.
An emotion or subjectively experienced sensation, including happiness, sadness, fear, or rage. Blunted affect refers to a markedly diminished emotional manifestation. Flat affect refers to the absence or near absence of emotional expression, also known as affective flattening. Inappropriate affect, or incongruity of affect, refers to a dissonance between emotional expression and the subject of one's speech or thoughts. Labile affect denotes instability or fluctuation of emotions, while restricted or constricted affect signifies a reduction in the breadth of emotional expression.
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Psychology Terms - Affect display
A type of non-verbal communication by which an emotion or affect is conveyed, primarily in humans, via facial expressions.
A type of non-verbal communication by which an emotion or affect is conveyed, primarily in humans, via facial expressions.
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Psychology Terms - Affectional bond
The emotional connection between an infant and its mother or caregiver, which constitutes the foundation of the relationship central to attachment theory.
The emotional connection between an infant and its mother or caregiver, which constitutes the foundation of the relationship central to attachment theory.
