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Concreteness in the context of psychology refers to the degree to which a concept, idea, or thought is based on specific, sensory experiences and is easily perceptible by the senses, such as touch, sight, hearing, taste, or smell. Concreteness is a fundamental concept in cognitive psychology and plays a significant role in various aspects of human cognition and behavior.

Concurrent family therapy refers to a form of Family therapy in which one therapist sees all family members in individual sessions. The therapist may conduct traditional psychotherapy, in some cases, with the principal patient but likewise occasionally see other members of the family.

Concurrent schedule of reinforcement refers to a complex schedule consisting of the simultaneous presentation of two (2) or more independent schedules, each leading to a reinforcer.

Concurrent Validity refers to the extent to which test scores correlate with scores on other relevant measures administered at the same time.

Concurrent validity evidence refers to evidence for criterion validity in which the test and the criterion are administered at the same point in time.

Concussion refers to the jarring of the brain sufficient to result in a momentary disruption of brain function. A single concussion usually does not cause permanent damage, but repeated ones

Condensation refers to the type of dream work that causes several people, objects, or events to be condensed into one dream symbol; combining several people, objects, or events into a single dream image.

Deutsch: Zustand / Español: Condición / Português: Condição / Français: État / Italiano: Condizione /

Condition refers to a term with a number of biomedical meanings, among them are:

1. An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition."
2. A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition."
3. Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition."
4. As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.