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Actualizing tendency refers to the innate tendency in all humans to maintain and enhance themselves.

Actuarial interpretation refers to the analysis of test results based on an explicit set of rules derived from empirical research.

Actuarial judgements refer to diagnoses of mental disorders or predictions of future behaviour based on numerical formulas derived from analyses of prior outcomes.

Acupressure refers to the mild, finger tip pressure massage on certain meridian points of the body to stimulate the particular organs associated with these pressure points and to contract and relax the muscles.

Acupuncture refers to an ancient Chinese form of analgesia that consists of inserting needles into specific points on the skin and continuously stimulating the needles.

Acute care refer to services that diagnose and treat specific diseases, thus halting or slowing their progression; ideally, acute care seeks to return an individual to full health, th

Acute conditions refer to conditions having a sudden onset and a strong possibility of ending quickly

Acute confusional state which is also known as ACS refers to a psychiatric Condition of severe confusion or rapid change in brain function. This often occurs as the result of a mental