Archives

A-S Scale abbreviation for Anti-Semitism Scale.

prefix not or without.

denoting conclusions derived from premises or principles: deducing from prior assumptions. Compare posterior.

A comparison that a researcher decides to make after the data have been collected and studied. This is usually done because the results …

Abilify A trade name for aripiprazole A recommended medicine for psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and other types of disorders such as …

extreme restlessness characterized by an inability to sit or stand still and by fidgety movements or jitteriness, as well as a subjective …

Backward Reading reading letters or words in reverse order, for example, deb for bed, or Car my is this for This is my car.

Babor’s Type A–Type B distinction a two-part typology used to group substance abusers, particularly those who abuse alcohol, for research purposes and …

Babinski reflex the reflex occurring in a healthy infant in which the big toe extends upward and the other toes fan out …

Acarophobia n. a former name for delusional parasitosis. Its use was discontinued upon recognition that the condition does not involve a persistent and irrational …