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Ergogenic aid refers to a a substance, appliance, or procedure, example is blood doping that improves performance. Usually employed by athletes to improve their performance, but is no

Ergometer refers to an instrument for measuring work.

Ergometry refers to the measurement of work output.

Ergonomics which is also called Human factors is defined as the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of the interactions among human and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data, and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.

Ergonomics/human factors psychology refers to a branch of psychology which studies the ways that people and machines work together and helps design machines that are safer and easier to operate.

Ergs refer to permanent constitutional source Traits that provide energy for goal-directed behavior. Ergs are the basic innate units of motivation.

Erik Erikson (1902-1994) was born in Frankfurt, Germany and studied Psychology under Anna Freud (Sigmund Freud's daughter) at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute. He moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1939 where he taught at several major universities including Harvard, Yale, and the University of California at Berkley.

Erik Homburger Erikson was born in 1902 at Germany and died in 1994 at Harwich, Massachusetts. He was educated at Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute. His most famous achievements:

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Glossary E

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Ergogenic aid

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Erik Homburger Erikson

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