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Tactile Defensiveness
Being overly sensitive to touch; withdrawing, crying, yelling or striking when
one is touched. Task Analysis
Breakdown of a particular job into its component parts; information gained from
task analysis can be utilized to develop training curricula or to price a product
or service. Temporal Lobes
There are two temporal lobes, one on each side of the brain located at about the
level of the ears. These lobes allow a person to tell one smell from another and
one sound from another. They also help in sorting new information and are believed
to be responsible for short-term memory.
Right Lobe--Mainly involved in visual
memory (i.e., memory for pictures and faces).
Left Lobe--Mainly involved in
verbal memory (i.e., memory for words and names). Tracheostomy
A temporary surgical opening at the front of the throat providing access to the
trachea or windpipe to assist in breathing. Tracking,
Visual
Visually following an object as it moves through space. Tremor,
Intention
Course, rhythmical movements of a body part that become intensified
the harder one tries to control them. Tremor,
Resting
Rhythmical movements present at rest and may be diminished during
voluntary movement.
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