Glossary C

Glossary C

Cure-oriented medicine refers to medical science and health care primarily designed to cure, reverse the course, or halt/slow the advance of disease or other life-threatening conditions

Current Procedural Terminology Division (CPT) Manual refers to the American Medical Association ’s policy specifying billing codes designed to capture behavioral services provided to patients to address physical health problems.

Curriculum is defined as the skills, performances, attitudes, and values pupils are expected to learn from schooling; includes statements of desired pupil outcomes, descriptions of materials, and the planned sequence that will be used to teach pupils. Curriculum includes the goals and objections of the program, the teacher’s role, the equipment and materials, the space arrangement, the kinds of activities and the way they are scheduled.

Curve of forgetting refers to a graph that shows the amount of memorized information remembered after varying lengths of time.

Curvilinear function refers to a function that departs from a straight line and contains components that can be fit by various mathematical formulas for curved lines.

Curvilinear relationship a term in a scatter plot or the data for a correlation, a pattern in which the data points tend to cluster in a curved line.

Cushing's syndrome is a syndrome named after Boston surgeon Harvey Cushing (1869–1939) that refers to a severe systemic illness most usually seen in female individuals, which includes neurologic symptoms and changes in bone structure, hypertension, and diabetes. The adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting tumor is the most serious condition encountered by any of the pituitary tumors and can result in a necessary complete removal of the tumor, including the pituitary gland.

In the field of psychology, Custer refers to a colloquial term used to describe a specific psychological phenomenon known as "catastrophic thinking." This term is often used to depict an individual's inclination to anticipate the worst possible outcome in various situations, leading to heightened anxiety, fear, and a sense of impending doom. Catastrophic thinking, or experiencing a "Custer mindset," can have significant implications for one's mental well-being and overall quality of life.