Glossary F

Glossary F

Forgotten grievers is a a term which is sometimes applied to grandparents who experience a double loss over the death of a grandchild and over the losses experienced by that child's parent/parents, their own son or daughter.

Form fetish refers to a fetish whose object is a particular shape, like high-heeled shoes.

Form perception refers to the process by which the brain differentiates objects from their backgrounds.

Form stability refers to the extent to which the scores on two (2) forms of a test are similar.

Formal assessment techniques refer to tests that are valid, reliable, practical, cross-culturally fair, and specific to the issue at hand. Formal assessment techniques are usually used to assist in information gathering.

Formal cause is a term which according to Aristotle is the form of a thing.

Formal death education refers to planned and organized instruction involving death-related topics.

Formal discipline is defined as the belief that the faculties of the mind can be strengthened by practicing the functions associated with them. Hence, a person supposedly can become better at reasoning by studying mathematics or logic.