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Action Group Action Group is a task-oriented group whose purpose is to achieve a modification of the environment. For example, a residential…

Action Disorganization Syndrome Action Disorganization Syndrome (ADS) is a cognitive deficit resulting from damage to the frontal lobes of the brain and…

Action-Based Model The action-Based Model is a version of cognitive dissonance theory postulating that the existence of inconsistency, even in the absence…

Action at a Distance Action at a Distance is the interaction of bodies that are not in physical contact and have no…

Actional Verb In linguistics, a verb that denotes physical action, usually performed by an agent and resulting in an effect on a…

Action a self-initiated sequence of movements, usually with respect to some goal. It may consist of an integrated set of component behaviors…

Acting Out the behavioral expression of emotions that serves to relieve tension associated with these emotions or to communicate them in a…

Acting In In psychoanalysis, a form of resistance, occurs within the therapy hour, in which the patient defends against repressed wishes, memories,…

Acrotomophilia Acrotomophilia is a paraphilia in which a person is sexually aroused by people whose body parts, typically arms or legs, have…

Acroparesthesia Acroparesthesia is a feeling of numbness, tingling, or other abnormal sensation in one or more extremities. Kinds of acroparesthesia include Nothnagel’s…