A psychological or emotional state resulting from being left alone or deserted, often leading to feelings of rejection or fear of loss.
Abandonment Issues
Emotional difficulties stemming from fear of rejection, loss, or neglect, often linked to past experiences of abandonment or trauma.
Abasia
The inability to walk due to impaired motor coordination, often linked to neurological or psychological causes.
Abducens Nerve
The sixth cranial nerve, responsible for controlling the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, which moves the eye outward.
Abduction
A movement of a limb or part away from the midline of the body; in psychology, it also refers to a form of reasoning that involves inferring the best possible explanation for observed facts.
Aberrant Behavior
Actions or behaviors that deviate from the norm or expected pattern, often associated with psychological or behavioral disorders.
Aberrant Response
An abnormal or unexpected response to a stimulus, often used in behavioral or physiological studies.
Aberration
A deviation from the normal or expected course, often used in reference to behavior, thought, or physical development.
Abience
The psychological or physiological tendency to avoid or withdraw from certain situations, often associated with fear or anxiety.
Abilify
A brand name for aripiprazole, an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
Ability
The capacity to perform tasks, skills, or duties, often in a particular area like cognitive, physical, or social.
Abiogenesis
Theory that life originated from non-living matter.
Abiosis
Absence of life or life-supporting conditions.
Abiotic
Referring to non-living components in an ecosystem, such as air, water, and minerals.
Abiotrophy
The progressive loss of function of an organ or tissue, typically due to genetic or environmental factors.
Ablation
Surgical removal of tissue.
Ableism
Discrimination against people with disabilities.
Ablution
The process of washing or cleansing oneself, often used in religious or ritualistic contexts.
ABMS
An abbreviation for American Board of Medical Specialties, which is a body that oversees the certification of medical specialists in the U.S.
Abney's Effect
A phenomenon in color science where the perceived color of light changes with its intensity, affecting the appearance of the color at higher or lower brightness levels.