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Comprehension Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970

- Comprehension Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970 : Comprehension Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970 refers to the act that defines the legality of drugs

Comprehensive sexuality education programs

Comprehensive sexuality education programs refer to sexuality education programs that often begin in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade, presenting a wide variety of topics to help students develop their own skills while learning factual information.

Compressed workweeks

Compressed workweeks refer to work schedules that allow an employee to work fewer days per week by putting in more hours per day. Compressed workweeks is likewise defined as work schedules in which 40 hours are worked in less than the traditional five-day workweek.

Compromise

Deutsch: Kompromiss / Español: Compromiso / Português: Compromisso / Français: Compromis / Italiano: Compromesso /

Compromise refers to the settlement of a dispute by mutual concession. A compromise often results in both parties giving something up and meeting midway.

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Compulsion

Compulsion refers to the uncontrollable, repetitive, and unwanted urge to perform an act; serves as a defense against unacceptable ideas and desires, and failure to perform the act leads to overt anxiety.

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Compulsions

Compulsions refer to repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, checking, counting or mental acts that a person feels he/she must perform; intended to prevent or reduce anxiety or distress, but not to provide the affected person with pleasure. Compulsions are repetitive ritualized actions that serve as mechanisms for controlling anxiety and are performed to extinguish obsessional thoughts. .

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Compulsive sexual behavior

Compulsive sexual behavior refers to a compulsive need to relieve anxiety through sex. Compulsive sexual behavior also refers to a disorder in which the individual experiences intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, and associated sexual behaviors.

Computational modeling

Computational modeling refers to a method of testing hypotheses about how a process, such as language acquisition, works by implementing a model of that process in a computer program and asking whether the computer can mimic the process that is being modeled.

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