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A form of psychotherapy in which patients discuss their issues in order to unburden themselves.  

Increase in the rate of a chemical reaction resulting from products that are produced in the reaction acting as catalysts.  

Antitoxin produced by the body itself. An antidote generated naturally by the body to safeguard itself against the toxins or poisons associated with a disease.  

A patient’s own insights into the elements underlying his or her mental disorder.  

Spontaneous amputation of a part or limb.  

A substance present in an individual’s blood that agglutinates that person’s red blood cells.  

Activation of an organ or an enzyme by its own secretion.  

Permission, especially official permission.  

The perceived difference in status between different members of an organization. It is a barrier to effective communication and a potential source of both interpersonal resentment and organizational error. Authority gradients exist in health care organizations when one member of a team, e.g., a medical assistant, feels he or she cannot broach an important safety…

A term originally used by the British physiologist Edward Sharpey-Shafer as a substitute for the word hormone.