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Hypertropia is a condition of misalignment of the eyes ( strabismus ), whereby the visual axis of one eye is higher than the fellow fixating eye. Hypotropia is the similar condition, focus being on the eye with the visual axis lower than the fellow fixating eye. Dissociated vertical deviation is a special type of hypertropia leading to slow ...
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Far-sightedness, also known as long-sightedness, hypermetropia, and hyperopia, is a condition of the eye where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred. This blur is due to incoming light being focused behind, instead of on, the retina due to insufficient accommodation by the lens. [ 6]
Self-induced asphyxiation, sometimes to the point of near unconsciousness. [ 20] Sexual arousal of a male in response to the image of himself as female. [ 21] Making oneself bleed, a type of hematolagnia. [ 22] The image of oneself in the form of an infant. [ 19] The image of oneself in the form of a child.
Vacuum activities (or vacuum behaviours) are innate fixed action patterns (FAPs) of animal behaviour that are performed in the absence of a sign stimulus ( releaser) that normally elicit them. [1] This type of abnormal behaviour shows that a key stimulus is not always needed to produce an activity. [2] Vacuum activities often take place when an ...
List of branches of psychology. 4 languages. ... This non-exhaustive list contains many of the sub-fields within the field of psychology: Abnormal psychology;
Taxis. A taxis (from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis) 'arrangement, order'; [ 1] pl.: taxes / ˈtæksiːz /) [ 2][ 3][ 4] is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses.
Physiological psychology. Physiological psychology is a subdivision of behavioral neuroscience (biological psychology) that studies the neural mechanisms of perception and behavior through direct manipulation of the brains of nonhuman animal subjects in controlled experiments. [ 1][page needed] This field of psychology takes an empirical and ...