| 1. | ALI rule | Legal principle stating that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if he or she lacks the capacity to appreciate the criminality (wrongfulness) of the act or to conform his or her More… 0.3 KB |
| 2. | Al-Anon | A 12-step program for relatives of alcoholic persons operating in many communities under the philosophical and organizational structure of Alcoholics Anonymous to facilitate discussion and More… 0.2 KB |
| 3. | Alarm call | a vocalization used by animals to alert other group members to the presence of a predator. Animals that produce these calls may draw attention to themselves and so put themselves in danger. More… 0.5 KB |
| 4. | Alateen | A 12-step-program for teenage children of alcoholic parents operating in some communities under the philosophical and organizational structure of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alateen provides a More… 0.4 KB |
| 5. | Albert Bandura | (born December 4, 1925 in Mundare, Alberta, Canada) is a psychologist specializing in social cognitive theory and self-efficacy. He is most famous for his social learning theory. Bandura More… 3.9 KB |
| 6. | Albert Hofmann | Albert Hofmann (Jan 11, 1906 – Apr 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid More… 3.9 KB |
| 7. | Alcohol abuse | Diagnosis given to someone who uses alcohol in dangerous situations, fails to meet obligations at work or at home due to alcohol use, and has recurrent legal or social problems as a result More… 0.4 KB |
| 8. | Alcohol amnestic disorder | (Korsakoff's syndrome) A disease associated with chronic alcoholism and resulting from a deficiency of vitamin B1. Patients sustain damage to part of the thalamus and cerebellum and More… 0.6 KB |
| 9. | Alcohol dependence | Dependence on alcohol characterized by either tolerance to the agent or development of withdrawal phenomena on cessation of, or reduction in, or intake. Other aspects of the syndrome are More… 0.3 KB |
| 10. | Alcohol hallucinosis | An organic mental disorder consisting of auditory hallucinations occurring in a clear sensorium, developing shortly after the reduction or cessation of drinking, usually within 48 hours. The More… 0.3 KB |
| 11. | Alcohol psychosis | ROLES AFFECTED : 1. red blood cells formation in the embryo and destruction in adults. 2. blood plasma protein, synthesis of fibrinogen, prothrombin and albumen formation 3. Storage of More… 4.7 KB |
| 12. | Alcohol use disorders | In DSM-IV, this group includes alcohol dependence, alcohol abuse, alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, alcohol delirium, alcohol persisting dementia, alcohol persisting amnestic More… 0.3 KB |
| 13. | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration | An agency in the US Department of Health and Human Services that was replaced in 1992 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In reorganizing ADAMHA into More… 0.5 KB |
| 14. | Alcohol-induced dementia | Loss of intellectual abilities, including memory, abstract thinking, judgment, and problem solving, often accompanied by changes in personality, such as increases in paranoia. |
| 15. | Alcohol-induced persisting amnesic disorder | Permanent cognitive disorder caused by damage to the central nervous system, consisting of Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff's psychosis. |
| 16. | Alcoholics Anonymous | Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. AA suggests that More… 0.8 KB |
| 17. | Alcoholism | A behavioral disorder in which consumption of alcoholic beverages is excessive and impairs health, social functioning, and occupational functioning; a physiological dependence on alcohol. More… 0.2 KB |
| 18. | Alexia | Alexia is an acquired type of sensory aphasia where damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read. It is also called word blindness, text blindness or visual aphasia. More… 1.6 KB |
| 19. | Alexithymia | A disturbance in affective and cognitive function that overlaps diagnostic entities but is common is psychosomatic disorders, addictive disorders, and post traumatic stress disorder. The More… 0.4 KB |
| 20. | Alfred Adler | (Feb 7, 1870 – May 28, 1937) an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of the school of Individual Psychology. In collaboration with Sigmund Freud and a small group of More… 2.3 KB |
| 21. | Alfred Binet | Alfred Binet (Jul 11, 1857 – Oct 18, 1911), French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of today's IQ test. His principal goal was to identify More… 0.9 KB |
| 22. | Algophobia | Algophobia is a phobia of pain - an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. |
| 23. | Algorithm | A problem-solving procedure requiring repetition in order to eliminate possible answers until only the correct one remains. An algorithm will always come up with the solution to a task if More… 0.4 KB |
| 24. | Ali ibn Abbas al Majusi | Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi (died 982-994), also known as Masoudi, or Latinized as Haly Abbas, was a Persian physician and psychologist most famous for the Kitab al-Maliki or Complete Book of More… 3.4 KB |
| 25. | Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al Tabari | was a Muslim hakim, Islamic scholar, physician and psychologist of Persian Jewish or Zoroastrian descent, who produced the first encyclopedia of medicine. He was a pioneer of pediatrics and More… 1.9 KB |
