Category: R

Percent or amount of calories for proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals that should be included in the daily diet. The average daily intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of 97-98% healthy individuals by age and sex. The estimated amount of nutrients needed daily to maintain good health. These estimates differ…

Pulse found on the inside of the wrist on the thumb side near the wrist bone. The main pulse in the wrist, taken near the outer edge of the forearm just above the wrist. Pulse of the radial artery, palpated at the wrist; it is the pulse commonly taken. Bounding, throbbing sensation at the distal…

Early American physician, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and author of the first American book on psychiatry (1812). He is called the father of American psychiatry.  

Psychologist, a founder of humanistic psychology and known for developing a client-centered approach to psychotherapy, which permits the patient to take the lead in the focus, pace, and direction of therapy; coined the term “self-actualization” to describe self-discovery and personal growth.  

Psychoanalyst and early follower of Freud who made valuable contributions to psychoanalysis on the subjects of religion, masochism, and therapeutic technique.  

A founder of the American Psychiatric Association whose “Treatise on the Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity” was the pioneer American work in forensic psychiatry.  

Viennese lay psychoanalyst and early follower of Freud. “The Trauma of Birth,” his major book, was published in 1924. He emigrated to the United States in 1935 and strongly influenced the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work.  

Time spent on doing an operation.  

A graphic representation where one measured characteristic of a process is plotted over time.