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Deutsch: Alarm / Español: Alarma / Português: Alarme / Français: Alarme / Italiano: Allarme
Alarm refers to the set of biologic reactions indicating imminence of major hazard.
- Alarm reaction : The first stage of the General adaptation syndrome (GAS) during which the body's defenses and bodily resources are mobilized against a stressor.
Albert Bandura (1925-present) -
A social psychologist, Bandura's research includes studies in observational learning.
A social psychologist, Bandura's research includes studies in observational learning.
Albert Ellis (1913-2007) - Ellis, a cognitive psychologist, developed Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), a system for transforming the irrational beliefs that cause undesirable, highly charged emotional reactions.
- Albertus Magnus (German, ca. 1200–1280) : Albertus Magnus deemphasized the role of the ventricles in brain functioning.
Please see also St. Albertus Magnus
Albinism refers to a Group of Genetic disorders in which the affected individual has reduced or absent pigmentation. This usually affects the hair, skin and eyes. There are times whe