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A health insurance policy that states that the insured has the right to continue in force the policy by payment of the designated premiums and that the insurance company cannot alter the provisions unilaterally.  

Giving up one’s basic rights so others may achieve theirs, assertion; aggression.  

The characteristics possessed by individuals that make them similar.  

A series of graphs that interpolate human data and predict degree of body fat, metabolic rate, and desirable caloric intake. A tool in the form of a graph in which the scales for at least three variables are so constructed and placed that a straight line drawn between the appropriate values on two of the…

In epidemiology, the data from variables that name things; they do not measure or quantify amounts.  

A defense mechanism. Having a constantly migratory lifestyle, as is practiced by some animals and humans.  

The process whereby the teacher (or other adult) and learners discuss a problem until they reach a mutual agreement about how to solve it.  

With or without consent.  

Extraneous disturbances in the learning environment that may interrupt or interfere with communication. Sound of any sort, including that which is loud, harsh, confused, or senseless. An unwanted electrical interference that obscures useful visual information on the television monitor or image intensifier is referred to as an undesirable electric disturbance. Any noise, especially those that…

A contractual agreement that employees will not be temporarily or permanently laid off because of insufficient work.