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A small group of people who spend a period of time together both for therapy and for educational experiences. Participants are encouraged to examine their interpersonal functioning and their overlooked or repressed feelings about them selves and others.  

A period of development when a form of behavior occurs most readily.  

Nerve endings that receive stimuli and transmit impulses to the brain for interpretation (perception). There are five such 1. touch, temperature, pressure, pain; 2. smell, odors; 3. taste; 4. sight; and 5. hearing. Collection of specialized cells receptor cells —capable of responding to a particular stimulus (e.g., an odor) and transmitting that message as an…

A subjective, positive feeling resulting from an assessment of the progress being made in controlling the course that life is taking.  

The primitive experiences that the senses give. A feeling or information about something which has been sensed by a sensory nerve and is passed to the brain. One of the facilities by which information about the external environment is received and interpreted; there are five major senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The power…

A series of touching exercises for couples in sex therapy to teach nonverbal communication and reduce sexual anxiety. An area, such as an erogenous zone, that is particularly sensitive to tactile stimulation.  

A community facility for the elderly provide a variety of activities for their members, including any combination of recreational, educational, cultural, or social events. Some centers offer nutritious meals and limited health care services. A community building or meeting room where elderly persons congregate for services and activities that reflect their interests, enhance their dignity,…

A mental illness usually occurring in old age and caused by cerebral atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis impairing the flow of blood to the brain, senility.  

A legislative body, usually the upper house of a legislature.  

In 1977, the released its report on the dietary goals for the United States.