Learning disability
In the United States and
Canada, the term learning
disability is used to refer
to psychological and
neurological conditions that
affect a person's
communicative capacities and
potential to be taught
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Interpersonal relationship
Interpersonal relationships
are social associations,
connections, or affiliations
between two or more people.
They vary in differing
levels of intimacy and
sharing, implying the
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Autistic spectrum
The autistic spectrum
(sometimes referred to as
the autism spectrum) is a
developmental and behavioral
syndrome that results from
certain combinations of
characteristically autistic
traits. Although these
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Aptitude
An aptitude is an innate
inborn ability to do a
certain kind of work.
Aptitudes may be physical or
mental. Aptitude and
intelligence quotient are
related, and in some ways
opposite, views of human
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Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ... > more -
Social cognition
Social cognition is the study of how people process social information, especially its encoding, storage, retrieval, and application to social situations. There has been much recent interest in the ... > more -
Anger management
The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which one with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, ... > more -
Procrastination
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more -
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Pregnancy and Childbirth
Children's Health
Child Development
Sports Medicine
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development describes eight developmental stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage the person ... > more -
Emotional detachment
Emotional detachment can mean two different things. In the first meaning, it refers to an inability to connect with others on an emotional level, as well as a means of coping with anxiety by avoiding ... > more -
Alpha wave
Alpha waves are electromagnetic oscillations in the frequency range of 8-12 Hz arising from synchronous and coherent (in phase / constructive) electrical activity of large groups of neurons in the ... > more -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
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Mental Health Research
Children's Health
Disorders and Syndromes
Adult attention-deficit disorder
Adult attention deficit disorder (AADD) refers to the psychiatric condition currently known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD)) when it ... > more
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