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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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