Category: F

In management, a method of dividing job activities within the organization.  

Homosexuals who live alone and have large numbers of sexual partners. Referring to a disorder or illness which does not have a physical cause and may have a psychological cause, as opposed to an organic disorder. Concerning the specific function or activity of an organ. In a broader context, this term pertains to a disorder…

A psychotic reaction that is a functional disorder or defect. A psychosis in which there is no apparent pathology of the central nervous system.  

In research, groups that function as though they were identical to each other in every way that is relevant to the experiment.  

The internal mechanism that enables a person to retain and maintain biological, psychological, and sociological identity.  

The presence of heart disease but without any known organic breakdown, functional disease.  

In chemistry, an atom or group of atoms that determine or influence the chemical behavior of the molecule to which it is attached. A portion of a molecule that participates in interactions with other substances. Examples are acyl, carboxy, carbonyl, ester, and sulfhydryl groups.  

In psychology, a set to think of objects in terms of their normal function.  

A condition lacking any physical or observable causes. A general term for inorganic disease or a disease in which organic changes are not evident; a disturbance of the function of any organ.  

Persons whose illnesses, disabilities, or social problems have reduced their ability to perform self-care and household tasks in an independent manner, frail elderly.