Glossary A

Glossary A

Adequate Intake (AI) recommendations for nutrient intake when insufficient information is available to set an RDA standard.

Deutsch: Ausreichender Schlaf / Español: Sueño Adecuado / Português: Sono Adequado / Français: Sommeil Adéquat / Italiano: Sonno Adeguato

Adequate Sleep in the context of psychology refers to the optimal amount of sleep an individual requires to function effectively during waking hours, promoting overall mental health, cognitive functioning, and emotional well-being. The concept underscores the quality and quantity of sleep necessary to support psychological processes, including memory consolidation, emotional regulation, and cognitive performance.

Adequate stimulation refers to stimulation to which a sense modality is maximally sensitive.

ADH is the abbreviations of Alcohol Dehydrogenase which is a liver enzyme that metabolizes alcohol into aldehyde.

Other definition is following:

--->Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Adherence refers to a patient's ability and willingness to follow recommended health practices.

Adjunctive behavior refers to an excessive pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of an intermittent schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior.

adjusting schedule refers to a schedule in which the response requirement changes as a function of the organism’s performance while responding for the previous reinforcer.