| 1. | Ambiguity effect | is a cognitive bias where decision making is affected by a lack of information, or "ambiguity". The effect implies that people tend to select options for which the probability of a More… 2.9 KB |
| 2. | Ambiguous figures | A drawing that appears to change as you look at it and become something else. The two figures alternate automatically as the perceptual system recognises first one then the other. It is not More… 0.3 KB |
| 3. | Ambivalence | 1- The coexistence of contradictory emotions, attitudes, ideas or desires with respect to a particular person, object or situation. Ordinarily, the ambivalence is not fully conscious and More… 0.4 KB |
| 4. | Amenorrhea | What is amenorrhea? Amenorrhea is the absence of a monthly period. Women normally do not menstruate before puberty, during pregnancy, and after menopause. If amenorrhea happens at other More… 4.0 KB |
| 5. | Amentia | Subnormal development of the mind, with particular reference to intellectual capacities; a type of severe mental retardation. |
| 6. | American Journal of Psychiatry | The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. Published monthly, it is an indispensable journal for all psychiatrists and other mental health More… 0.5 KB |
| 7. | American Law Institute guidelines | Rules proposing insanity to be a legitimate defense plea if, during a criminal conduct, an individual could not judge right from wrong or control his or her behavior as required by law. More… 0.3 KB |
| 8. | American Psychiatric Association | The leading national professional organization in the United States for physicians who specialize in psychiatry. Members are from the United States, Canada, Central America, and the More… 1.0 KB |
| 9. | American Psychiatric Association definition | Definition of insanity stating that people cannot be held responsible for their conduct if, at the time they commit crimes, as the result of mental disease or mental retardation they are More… 0.3 KB |
| 10. | American Psychologist | The American Psychologist is the official journal of the American Psychological Association. It contains archival documents and articles covering current issues in psychology, the science More… 0.3 KB |
| 11. | Amines | Organic compounds containing the amino group (-NH2); of special importance in biochemistry and neurochemistry because of their role as neurotransmitters. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are More… 0.2 KB |
| 12. | Amino acids | 1- Any organic acid containing one or more amino (-NH2) groups. The biogenic amines (among which are dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin) are of particular importance in More… 0.4 KB |
| 13. | Amish | The Amish are a religious group of people who live in settlements in 22 states in the United States and in Ontario. Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, approximately 16,000 to More… 1.9 KB |
| 14. | Amnesia | A broad inability to remember events within a certain category, due in many cases to brain damage. Patients with severe amnesia due to insult or injury to the brain cannot consciously or More… 0.6 KB |
| 15. | Amnesic disorders | A cognitive disorder characterized by impairment of memory that is manifested in an inability to learn new information and to recall previously learned knowledge. It is termed transient if More… 0.5 KB |
| 16. | Amniocentesis | A prenatal diagnostic technique in which fluid drawn from the uterus is tested for birth defects, such as Down syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease. |
| 17. | Amok | Amok is a cultural-bound syndrome that involves wild aggressive behavior of limited duration in which there are attempts to kill or injure a person. It has been identified in southeast Asia More… 0.9 KB |
| 18. | Amos Tversky | Amos Nathan Tversky, (Mar 16, 1937 - Jun 2, 1996) a cognitive and mathematical psychologist, and a pioneer of cognitive science, a longtime collaborator of Daniel Kahneman, and a key figure More… 1.6 KB |
| 19. | Amphetamine use disorders | In DSM-IV, this group includes amphetamine (or related substance) dependence, amphetamine abuse, amphetamine intoxication, amphetamine withdrawal, amphetamine withdrawal, amphetamine More… 0.4 KB |
| 20. | Amphetamines | 1- A group of chemicals that stimulate dopamine release in the central nervous system; often misused by adults and adolescents to control normal fatigue and to induce euphoria. Used More… 0.4 KB |
| 21. | Amygdala | An almond-shaped subcortical structure in the limbic system that plays a central role in emotion and in the evaluation of stimuli. Amygdala serves as a type of an emotional evaluator. More… 0.9 KB |
| 22. | Amyloid | Any one of various complex proteins that are deposited in tissues in different disease processes. These proteins have an affinity for Congo red dye. In neuropsychiatry, of particular More… 0.4 KB |
| 23. | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Motor neuron disease of unknown etiology characterized by progressive degeneration of corticospinal tracts and anterior horn cells or bulbar efferent neurons. Commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s More… 0.4 KB |
