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- Test, inkblot A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- Cognitive therapy A relatively short-term form of psychotherapy based on the concept that the way we think about things affects…
- Sodium The major positive ion (cation) in fluid outside of cells. The chemical notation for sodium is Na+. When…
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