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arrow Globus hystericus:

14-07-2006
A hysterical symptom in which the person feels as if he had a lump in his throat.
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arrow Gilles de la Tourette's disease:

14-07-2006
A rare illness that has its onset in childhood. First described by a Paris physician, Gilles de 1a Tourette, the i1lness is characterized by involuntary muscular movements and motor in coordination, accompanied by echolalia and coprolalia. It is considered by some to be a schizophrenic condition.
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arrow Gestalt therapy:

14-07-2006
Type of psychotherapy that emphasizes the treatment of the person as a whole - his bio1ogical component parts and their organic functioning, his perceptua1 configuration, and his interre1ationships with the outside world. Gesta1t therapy, deve1oped by Frederic S. Per1s, can be used in either an
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arrow Genetic counseling:

14-07-2006
The presenting and discussing of the scientific factors involved in inherited pathological conditions. The counselor investigates a couple's genetic background, indicates to the prospective parents how likely or unlikely they are to transmit certain characteristics, and in many cases helps them make
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arrow Gender identity:

14-07-2006
The culturally determined sets of attitudes, behavior patterns and physical attributes usually associated with “masculinity” and “femininity".
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arrow Ganser's syndrome:

14-07-2006
A rare disease, most often observed in prisoners, in which the patient replies to questions with utterly incorrect and often ridiculous replies, even though he has understood the sense of the Question.
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