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The standard deviation of the distribution of scores theoretically associated by correlation with a single score. In predicting a score from this latter score, it is possible to describe a hypothetical distribution of predicted scores.  

The ability to mobilize energy to maintain movement over an extended period of time.  

A procedure in which a variety of diagnostic tests are performed (X-rays, blood tests, body scans, urinalysis, etc.) to ascertain the extent of a disease beyond an initial diagnosis. The process of performing tests to learn the extent of a disease within the body, in order to decide the best treatment for someone. The process…

A marital form in which a person mates with just one other person at a time, but may end one relationship to form another.  

The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which the person temporarily compensates for stress. Stage of resistance is the second stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), now known as the Stress Response. During this stage, the body actively resists and attempts to cope with the stressor. Selye’s second stage of the general…

The final stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which there is a physiological collapse. Stage of exhaustion is the third stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), now known as the Stress Response. During this stage, adaptation energy is exhausted and the organ system involved in the repeated stress response breaks down. Disease or…

A process of ongoing education for teachers or other members of an organization provided by professional organizations or schools. The inservice training of hospital employees.  

People whose functions are advisory and supportive in nature and who contribute to the efficiency and maintenance of an organization. People who work in an organization such as a hospital, clinic or doctor’s surgery. An instrument to be introduced into the urethra and bladder as a guide to a surgical knife. A tool designed for…

Pain of angina pectoris that is felt only once in a while and as a result of a significant increase in the work of the heart, unstable angina. Angina which has not changed for a long time. Angina that occurs with exercise and is predictable; usually promptly relieved by rest or nitroglycerin.  

A process by which the retina receives a stationary image even though the eye is moving, stabilized image.