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Alienation

Alienation refers to the separation from nature, other people, or oneself that results in feelings of loneliness, emptiness, or despair.

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Alienist

The term "Alienist" was heading for obsolescence until it was returned to a position of some prominence by the 1994 book "The Alienist" by the historian/novelist Caleb Carr.

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Alignment

Alignment refers to the way where family members join or oppose each other in dealing with events.

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Alimony

Alimony refers to an allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse which is often the chief provider during the marriage.

Alkalosis

Alkalosis refers to an abnormal increase in blood concentration of OH-ions, resulting in a rise in arterial pH above 7.45. Alkalosis is also defined as an abnormally high level of alkaline in the body.

All-or-none law

All-or-none law refers to the principle stating that the size, amplitude, and velocity of the action potential are independent of the intensity of the stimulus that initiated it.

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All-or-Nothing (Faulty Heuristics)

- All-or-Nothing (Faulty Heuristics) : Englisch: Sports Psychology
Examples of Faulty Heuristics

All-or-Nothing refers to a faulty heuristics which means seeing only the extremes in a situation.

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All-or-nothing thinking

All-or-nothing thinking is classifying objects or events as absolutely right or wrong, good or bad, acceptable or unacceptable, and so forth with nothing in between. All-or-nothing thinking is engaging in black-or-white thinking. Thinking in extremes, such as all good or all bad, with nothing in the middle.

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