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Physiology
10th Grade
02/04/2009

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frontal lobe
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front part of the brain which is involved with many compnents
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deficiency
Definition
the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness
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perceptual
Definition
pertaining to or involving perception
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perception
Definition
intuitive recognition or appreciation of as moral; phsycological insight or intuition
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impulse
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swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses
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viable
Definition
capable of living; having the ability to grow, expand, develop
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correlational
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mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.
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tendency
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an indication; a predisposition to something
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psychcopathologist
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one who studies mental disorders
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psychopath
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a person with an anti-socail personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or moral without empathy or remorse
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brain abnormality
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tumor, tissue, etc. that is not a normal entity of the brain
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neuropsychological evolution
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comprehensive assesment of cognitive and behavioral functions using a set of standardized tests and procedures. various mental functions are systematically tested
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disorder
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to derange the physical or mental health or functions of
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neurological disorder
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a disorder of the nervous system
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neuroscientist
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one who studies the development, function, chemistry, and pathology of the nervous system
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physiology
Definition
branch of biology dealing with the functions of living organisms and their parts
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physchiatry
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the science of diagnosing and treating disorders

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philosophy

Definition
the rational investigation of the truths and principals of being, knowledge and conduct
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(law)insanity
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such unsoundness of mind as effects legal responsibility or capacity
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(we)insanity
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the condition of being insane; a derangment of the mind
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mitigating
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to make less severe; to minigate a punishment
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penal system
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a portion of a states laws defining crimes and specifying the punishment
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burgeoning
Definition
to grow or develop rapidly
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chaotic
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completely confused or disorder
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asocial
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indifferent to conforming to conventional standards of behavior

2. inconsiderate of others; selfish

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