Psychology Glossary

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Down syndrome Hits: 99

A common genetic disorder in which a child is born with forty-seven rather than forty-six chromosomes, resulting in developmental delays, mental retardation, low muscle tone, and other possible effects.

agoraphobia Hits: 134

an excessive irrational fear of being in open or unfamiliar places resulting in the avoidance of public situations from which escape may be difficult such as standing in line or being in a crowd.