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KembaraXtra-Psychology - aspiration
Aspiration has two main meanings: (1) a goal-directed desire or ambition, where a “level of aspiration” refers to a target a person sets for future achievement; and (2) in speech, the audible breathy puff that can accompany certain consonants, such as /p/, /t/, and /k/ at the start of English words like pen, ten, and ken in many accents, typically sounding like a brief /h/ before voicing begins, while the same consonants are usually not aspirated after /s/ as in spy, sty, and sky. The verb aspirate means to pronounce with aspiration, and a noun aspirate can refer to a sound produced with aspiration; the term’s history relates to Latin roots meaning “to breathe.”
Aspiration has two main meanings: (1) a goal-directed desire or ambition, where a “level of aspiration” refers to a target a person sets for future achievement; and (2) in speech, the audible breathy puff that can accompany certain consonants, such as /p/, /t/, and /k/ at the start of English words like pen, ten, and ken in many accents, typically sounding like a brief /h/ before voicing begins, while the same consonants are usually not aspirated after /s/ as in spy, sty, and sky. The verb aspirate means to pronounce with aspiration, and a noun aspirate can refer to a sound produced with aspiration; the term’s history relates to Latin roots meaning “to breathe.”
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - Ativan
Ativan is a proprietary/trade name for the benzodiazepine lorazepam.
Ativan is a proprietary/trade name for the benzodiazepine lorazepam.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - athletic body type
Athletic body type is a muscular, well-built somatotype that Kretschmer and followers proposed as constitutionally prone to schizophrenia, contrasted with asthenic, dysplastic, and pyknic body types; the name derives from Greek for athletic contest/athlete.
Athletic body type is a muscular, well-built somatotype that Kretschmer and followers proposed as constitutionally prone to schizophrenia, contrasted with asthenic, dysplastic, and pyknic body types; the name derives from Greek for athletic contest/athlete.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the major form of arteriosclerosis, involving hardening and thickening of the inner arterial walls due to deposits of cholesterol and other fatty materials; in coronary arteries it can contribute to coronary heart disease, and in the brain it can contribute to neurological problems such as vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia. Its roots refer to “porridge/gruel” (plaque-like deposits) and “hardening.”
Atherosclerosis is the major form of arteriosclerosis, involving hardening and thickening of the inner arterial walls due to deposits of cholesterol and other fatty materials; in coronary arteries it can contribute to coronary heart disease, and in the brain it can contribute to neurological problems such as vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia. Its roots refer to “porridge/gruel” (plaque-like deposits) and “hardening.”
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - atheism
Atheism is the rejection of belief in God; an atheist is a person who holds this position, and atheistic/atheistical describe it. It is commonly compared with agnosticism, deism, pantheism, and theism.
Atheism is the rejection of belief in God; an atheist is a person who holds this position, and atheistic/atheistical describe it. It is commonly compared with agnosticism, deism, pantheism, and theism.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ateleiosis
Ateleiosis is proportionate dwarfism in which body parts remain in normal proportion relative to one another, derived from Greek elements relating to “without” and “end/completion.”
Ateleiosis is proportionate dwarfism in which body parts remain in normal proportion relative to one another, derived from Greek elements relating to “without” and “end/completion.”
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ataxia
Ataxia is reduced or lost coordination of voluntary movement caused by lesions in the cerebellum or elsewhere in the central nervous system, with forms including gait, locomotor, optic, sensory, and others; it is related to concepts such as Romberg’s sign and posturography and is compared with dystaxia and pseudoataxia.
Ataxia is reduced or lost coordination of voluntary movement caused by lesions in the cerebellum or elsewhere in the central nervous system, with forms including gait, locomotor, optic, sensory, and others; it is related to concepts such as Romberg’s sign and posturography and is compared with dystaxia and pseudoataxia.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ataraxia
Ataraxia means a state of tranquility or freedom from anxiety, and ataractic refers to something that can calm or tranquilize; an ataractic drug is a tranquillizer, with Greek roots meaning “undisturbed.
Ataraxia means a state of tranquility or freedom from anxiety, and ataractic refers to something that can calm or tranquilize; an ataractic drug is a tranquillizer, with Greek roots meaning “undisturbed.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ataque de nervios
Ataque de nervios is a culture-bound syndrome reported mainly in Latino Caribbean communities and also across many Latin American and Mediterranean cultures, featuring sudden episodes of uncontrollable shouting, crying, trembling, heat sensations rising from chest to head, and aggression (verbal and physical), alongside a strong feeling of losing control, usually triggered by psychosocial stressors such as bereavement, divorce, or family conflict. It is sometimes interpreted as resembling a panic attack; the plural is ataques de nervios, and the phrase literally means “attack of nerves.”
Ataque de nervios is a culture-bound syndrome reported mainly in Latino Caribbean communities and also across many Latin American and Mediterranean cultures, featuring sudden episodes of uncontrollable shouting, crying, trembling, heat sensations rising from chest to head, and aggression (verbal and physical), alongside a strong feeling of losing control, usually triggered by psychosocial stressors such as bereavement, divorce, or family conflict. It is sometimes interpreted as resembling a panic attack; the plural is ataques de nervios, and the phrase literally means “attack of nerves.”
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - asyndeton
Asyndeton is a style of sentence construction in which conjunctions are omitted to create economy or rhetorical force, as in the common English translation of Julius Caesar’s “I came, I saw, I conquered,” which exemplifies a double asyndeton; the term comes from Greek roots meaning “not bound together.”
Asyndeton is a style of sentence construction in which conjunctions are omitted to create economy or rhetorical force, as in the common English translation of Julius Caesar’s “I came, I saw, I conquered,” which exemplifies a double asyndeton; the term comes from Greek roots meaning “not bound together.”
