| 1. | Age associated memory impairment | AAMI is the decline in memory that occurs during the natural course of aging, The National Institute of Mental Health criteria for AAMI include complaints of gradual memory loss in everyday More… 0.9 KB |
| 2. | Age effects | 1- The paternal age effect describes the influence that a father's age has on the chances of conferring a genetic defect to his offspring. Generally, older men have a greater More… 1.0 KB |
| 3. | Age regression | A phenomenon in hypnosis that involves the giving of suggestions to the hypnotized subject that he is of a younger age so he will relive certain experiences that took place at this age. |
| 4. | Age-grading | The process of diving the members of a society into groups according to their ages, applying labels to these groups (infants, teenagers, senior citizens, etc.)and expecting the numbers of More… 0.7 KB |
| 5. | Ageing | Usually defined as the process of growing old and the study of old age. However, ageing is a lifelong business. It is generally accepted that heredity plays an important part in determining More… 0.5 KB |
| 6. | Ageism | 1- Systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against elderly people. It is distinguished from gerontophobia, a specific pathological fear of old people and aging. 2- Prejudicial More… 0.2 KB |
| 7. | Aggression | Forceful physical, verbal or symbolic action. May be appropriate and self-protective, including healthy self-assertiveness, or inappropriate as in hostile or destructive behavior. May also More… 0.3 KB |
| 8. | Aggressive script | A guide for behavior and problem solving that is developed and stored in memory, and is characterized by aggression. |
| 9. | Aging | Characteristic pattern of life changes that occur normally in humans, plants, and animals as they grow older. Some age changes begin at birth and continue until death; other changes begin at More… 0.2 KB |
| 10. | Agitated depression | A severe major depressive disorder in which psychomotor agitation is prominent; formerly known as involutional melancholia. |
| 11. | Agitation | Excessive motor activity, usually non-purposeful and associated with internal tension. Examples include inability to sit still, fidgeting, pacing, wringing of hands, and pulling of the More… 0.2 KB |
| 12. | Agnosia | A loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.It is usually associated with More… 7.6 KB |
| 13. | Agnostic atheism | Agnostic atheism, also known as Atheistic agnosticism, encompasses atheism and agnosticism. An agnostic atheist is atheistic because he or she does not believe in the existence of any deity More… 0.9 KB |
| 14. | Agnostic theism | Agnostic theism, also known as Spiritual Agnosticism is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. Per theism, an agnostic theist believes that the proposition at More… 0.6 KB |
| 15. | Agnosticism | Agnosticism is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of deities, ghosts, or even More… 1.2 KB |
| 16. | Agonist | In pharmacology, a substance that stimulates or mimics a receptor-mediated biological response by occupying cell receptors. Contrast to antagonist. |
| 17. | Agoraphobia | 1- Anxiety about being in places or situations in which escape might be difficult or embarrassing or in which help may not be available should a panic attack occur. The fears typically More… 0.6 KB |
| 18. | Agorism | Agorism is a political philosophy founded by Samuel Edward Konkin III and developed with contributions by J. Neil Schulman that holds as its ultimate goal bringing about a society in which More… 0.9 KB |
