| reality | That which exists objectively and in fact, and can be consensually validated. Origin: L. Res, thing, fact (05 Mar 2000) |
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| reality adaptation | The ability to adjust to the world as it exists. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reality awareness | The ability to distinguish external objects as being different from oneself. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reality principle | The concept that the pleasure principle in personality development is modified by the demands of external reality; the principle or force that compels the growing child to adapt to the demands of external reality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reality testing | The individual's objective evaluation of the external world and the ability to differentiate adequately between it and the internal world; considered to be a primary ego function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reality therapy | A form of therapy in which the patient learns to fulfill his needs of involvement and responsibility which are basic to facing and accepting reality. (12 Dec 1998) |
| retreat from reality | Substitution of imaginary satisfactions or fantasy for relations with the real world. (05 Mar 2000) |
| EKG trigger | eCG trigger |
| trigger | 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. 2., the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. <zoology> Trigger fish, a large plectognath fish (Balistes Carolinensis or B. Capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Synonym: leather jacket, and turbot. Origin: For older tricker, from D. Trekker, fr. Trekken to draw, pull. See Trick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| trigger area | A specific point or area where, if stimulated by touch, pain, or pressure, a painful response will be induced. Synonym: dolorogenic zone, trigger area, trigger zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trigger finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trigger point | A specific point or area where, if stimulated by touch, pain, or pressure, a painful response will be induced. Synonym: dolorogenic zone, trigger area, trigger zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trigger protein | <protein> See U protein. (18 Nov 1997) |
| trigger zone | Dolorogenic zone (= producing or causing pain). (18 Nov 1997) |