abaissement du niveau mental n. Quick reference
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In *analytical psychology, a reduced state of concentration and attention, accompanied by a loosening of inhibitions and relaxation
abasia n. Quick reference
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Inability to walk. Compare
abbreviated reaction time n. Quick reference
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Another name for *central reaction time.
ABC abbrev. Quick reference
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1. A model used in *rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) for analysing a client's problems systematically into:
abderite n. Quick reference
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A simpleton. [Named after Abdera, a town in the ancient country of Thrace whose inhabitants were reputed to be stupid]
abducens nerve n. Quick reference
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Either of the sixth pair of *cranial nerves controlling the lateral *rectus muscles of the eyes, turning the
aberration n. Quick reference
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1. A deviation from what is normal, usual, or right. See also
2. A temporary lapse of
ability n. Quick reference
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Developed skill, competence, or power to do something, especially (in psychology) existing capacity to perform some function, whether physical, mental,
ability test n. Quick reference
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A test that measures a person's current level of performance or that estimates future performance. The term sometimes denotes an
abiogenesis n. Quick reference
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The generation of living from non-living matter. Compare
abiosis n. Quick reference
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Absence of life. abiotic adj. Lifeless or inanimate. [From Greek a- without + bios life + -osis indicating a process
ablation n. Quick reference
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Surgical removal of a structure or part of the brain or other organ of the body. ablate vb. [From Latin
ablation experiment n. Quick reference
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A basic research method of physiological psychology based on *ablation, especially during the first three-quarters of the 20th
ableism n. Quick reference
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Discrimination against people who are not able-bodied, or an assumption that it is necessary to cater only for able-bodied people.
Abney effect n. Quick reference
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1. The slight change in the *hue of *monochromatic light when its *lightness changes as a result
Abney's law n. Quick reference
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The principle according to which the total luminance of light composed of several wavelengths is equal to the sum of
abnormal adj. Quick reference
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Departing from what is usual or what is the rule or *norm (1, 2). [From
abnormality n. Quick reference
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Anything that is *abnormal. A psychological abnormality is a manifestation of *cognition, *emotion, or
abnormal psychology n. Quick reference
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A branch of psychology devoted to the study of the classification, aetiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of *mental disorders
abortion n. Quick reference
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An operation to terminate a pregnancy prematurely (also called an induced abortion), or a premature expulsion of an embryo
