Glossary F

Flexion response refers to the automatic response of jerking one’s hand or foot away from a hot or sharp object.

Flexitour is defined as a flextime schedule in which employees have flexibility in scheduling but must schedule their work hours at least a week in advance.

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Flexor refers to a muscle that flexes a limb. Likewise, Flexors are muscle groups that cause flexion of limbs, that is, decrease the angle at a joint.

Flextime is defined as a work schedule that allows flexible starting and quitting times.

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Flibbertigibbet refers to someone who is regarded as flighty, scatterbrained, and talkative.

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Flicker fusion rate refer to rate that denotes the speed at which two (2) separate visual images appear to fuse visually into a single image.

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Flight or Fight response is defined as the biological reaction to alarming stressors that musters the body’s resources, as in blood flow and respiration to resist (fight) or flee (flight) a threat.

Flooding refers to a form of exposure treatment, where the person is exposed to their phobic trigger until the anxiety attack passes.

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