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Instrumental conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
A process by which the results of the person's behavior determine whether the behavior is more or less likely to occur in the future.
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Instant microspheres
Instant microspheres is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): technetium tc-99m albumin microspheres kit.
Instinct
An inborn drive. The primary human instincts include self-preservation, sexuality, and according to some proponents the death instinct, of which aggression is one manifestation.
Institut Catala de O'Oncologia
Institut Catala de O'Oncologia is a hospital in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
Institut de cardiologie de Montreal
The Institut de cardiologie de Montreal is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Institut Dexeus
Institut Dexeus is a very prestigious hospital in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
Institut Jantung Negara S-B
The Institut Jantung Negara S-B is a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Institute Of Pennsylvania Hospital
The Institute Of Pennsylvania Hospital is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Institution (medical)
Any public or private entity or agency or medical or dental facility where clinical trials are conducted.
Institution Nationale des Invalides
The Institution Nationale des Invalides is a hospital in Paris, France.
Institutional review board (IRB)
An administrative body in an institution (such as a hospital or university) established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of that institution. The IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research activities in its jurisdiction, as specified by both federal regulations and local institutional policy.
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
Activities that are essential if a person is to live independently, eg. use of a telephone or public transportation, housework, cooking, financial management. See also activities of daily living (ADLs).
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Intellectualization
A mental mechanism in which the person engages in excessive abstract thinking to avoid confrontation with conflicts or disturbing feelings.
Intersex condition
A condition in which an individual shows intermingling, in various degrees, of the characteristics of each sex, including physical form, reproductive organs, and sexual behavior.
Introspection
Self-observation; examination of one's feelings, often as a result of psychotherapy.
Introversion
Preoccupation with oneself and accompanying reduction of interest in the outside world. Contrast to extraversion.
Isolation
A defense mechanism operating unconsciously central to obsessive-compulsive phenomena in which the affect is detached from an idea and rendered unconscious, leaving the conscious idea colorless and emotionally neutral.
Instrumental conditioning
IM
See Intramuscular.
Inferior
The anatomical term for "below". i.e. the neck is inferior to the head. Typically used in humans only. See Cranial/Caudal/Superior.
Intubation
This is the technique of inserting an endotracheal tube. It is performed by ACLS personnel.
Intramuscular
Intra (within) muscular (muscle) techniques are ways to put medication into the body, by injecting it into a muscle. This is designed for drugs that need to be absorbed slowly. A classic example is a tetanus shot.
Invasive Techniques
Any set of techniques that penetrates the body or is done within a body cavity beyond the line of sight. Examples would be putting in an IV catheter or looking down a throat with an endoscope.
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