mental activity

  • 101Psychopathology —    (as a movement)    Because the term psychpathology springs so readily to the lips, it is difficult to ascertain the priority for its first use. It is mentioned in passing in some of the psychiatric writing of the early nineteenth century. The… …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 102Amygdala — For other uses, see Amygdala (disambiguation). Brain: Amygdala Location of the amygdala in the human brain …

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  • 103Charles Geoffrey Vickers — (13 October 1894 16 March 1982) was an English lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist. He had varied interests with roles at different times with the London Passenger Transport Board, Law Society, Medical Research Council… …

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  • 104Geoffrey Vickers — Sir Charles Geoffrey Vickers Geoffrey Vickers in 1973 Born 13 October 1894 N …

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  • 105thought — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental activity Nouns 1. thought, thoughtfulness; reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering; head work, brainwork; cerebration; deep… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 106rest# — rest n Rest, repose, relaxation, leisure, ease, comfort are comparable when they mean freedom from toil or strain. Rest, the most general term, implies withdrawal from all labor or exertion and suggests an opposition to the term work; it does not …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 107idea — i•de•a [[t]aɪˈdi ə, aɪˈdiə[/t]] n. 1) any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity 2) a thought, conception, or notion 3) an impression: Give me a general idea of what happened[/ex] 4) an opinion …

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  • 108Modularity of mind — The concept of modularity is also used in other fields. See modularity. Modularity of mind is the notion that a mind may, at least in part, be composed of separate innate structures which have established evolutionarily developed functional… …

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  • 109mind — /muynd/, n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious… …

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  • 110schizophrenia — schizophrenic /skit seuh fren ik/, adj., n. /skit seuh free nee euh, freen yeuh/, n. 1. Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional… …

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