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FUNCTIONING MODEL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental health and hygiene
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mental Health Continuum Model
1, record 1, English, Mental%20Health%20Continuum%20Model
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MHCM 1, record 1, English, MHCM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] model goes from healthy adaptive coping(green), through mild and reversible distress or functional impairment(yellow), to more severe, persistent injury or impairment(orange), to clinical illnesses and disorders requiring more concentrated medical care(red). The arrows under the four color blocks denote [that] movement in both directions is possible, thus indicating that there is always the possibility for a return to full health and functioning. 1, record 1, English, - Mental%20Health%20Continuum%20Model
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Psychologie clinique
- Hygiène et santé mentales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Modèle du continuum de santé mentale
1, record 1, French, Mod%C3%A8le%20du%20continuum%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MCSM 1, record 1, French, MCSM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le modèle comprend diverses étapes : santé, adaptation (vert), détresse ou incapacités fonctionnelles légères et réversibles (jaune), traumatismes ou incapacités plus graves qui persistent (orange), maladies cliniques et troubles nécessitant des soins médicaux plus intensifs (rouge). La flèche située sous les quatre blocs de couleur marque le continuum, le mouvement dans les deux sens, indiquant la possibilité de retrouver pleinement la santé et de fonctionner normalement. 1, record 1, French, - Mod%C3%A8le%20du%20continuum%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20mentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- medical model of disability
1, record 2, English, medical%20model%20of%20disability
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A standard medical approach, indeed a common lay-person's approach, to thinking about disability involves viewing it as a problem that exists in a person's body. As a consequence, that individual is thought to require treatment or care to fix the disability, to approximate normal functioning, or perhaps as a last measure, to help the individual adapt and learn to function despite the disability. So construed, disability is primarily an individual' s medical problem in need of treatment.... this medical model of disability holds that "a person's functional limitations(impairments) are the root cause of any disadvantages experienced and these disadvantages can therefore only be rectified by treatment or cure. " 2, record 2, English, - medical%20model%20of%20disability
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modèle médical du handicap
1, record 2, French, mod%C3%A8le%20m%C3%A9dical%20du%20handicap
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour le modèle médical du handicap, [...] «le handicap est le problème d'individus désavantagés par leur état biomédical. Selon le modèle médical, les désavantages sont vus comme les résultats naturels et inévitables de simples faits biomédicaux.» 2, record 2, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20m%C3%A9dical%20du%20handicap
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- simulation software
1, record 3, English, simulation%20software
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- computer simulation program 2, record 3, English, computer%20simulation%20program
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Computer simulation programs of all kinds become increasingly popular as instructional devices. 2, record 3, English, - simulation%20software
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
simulation : The representation of the functioning of one system by another; e. g., represent one computer by another, represent a physical system by a mathematical model. 3, record 3, English, - simulation%20software
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- logiciel de simulation
1, record 3, French, logiciel%20de%20simulation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- didacticiel de simulation 2, record 3, French, didacticiel%20de%20simulation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Logiciel qui reproduit le fonctionnement d'une machine ou d'un organisme complexe et propose des exercices de résolution de problèmes ou d'étude de processus [CTN, Paris, 1991]. 3, record 3, French, - logiciel%20de%20simulation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aux États-Unis près de cent cinquante organismes travaillent sur les réseaux neuronaux. Leurs premières applications concernaient les logiciels de simulation : «Neural Systems, Neuronics, Nestor, Human Devices, AI Ware, Hecht Nielsen, Saic, Texas Instrument, TRW». 4, record 3, French, - logiciel%20de%20simulation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
simulateur : Appareil ou programme qui permet de simuler le fonctionnement d'un autre appareil ou de simuler des événements créés par certaines hypothèses. 5, record 3, French, - logiciel%20de%20simulation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2006-01-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- neural network
1, record 4, English, neural%20network
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- neural net 1, record 4, English, neural%20net
correct, standardized
- NN 1, record 4, English, NN
correct, standardized
- NN 1, record 4, English, NN
- artificial neural network 1, record 4, English, artificial%20neural%20network
correct, standardized
- ANN 1, record 4, English, ANN
correct, standardized
- ANN 1, record 4, English, ANN
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
network of primitive processing elements connected by weighted links with adjustable weights, in which each element produces a value by applying a nonlinear function to its input values, and transmits it to other elements or presents it as an output value 1, record 4, English, - neural%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Whereas some neural networks are intended to simulate the functioning of neurons in the nervous system, most neural networks are used in artificial intelligence as realizations of the connectionist model. 1, record 4, English, - neural%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Examples of nonlinear functions are a threshold function, a sigmoid function, and a polynomial function. 1, record 4, English, - neural%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
This entry is an improved version of the entry 28.01.22 in ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995. 1, record 4, English, - neural%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
neural network; neural net; NN; artificial neural network; ANN: terms, abbreviations and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-34:1999]. 2, record 4, English, - neural%20network
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réseau neuronal
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- réseau de neurones artificiels 1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20neurones%20artificiels
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- RNA 1, record 4, French, RNA
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- RNA 1, record 4, French, RNA
- réseau de neurones formels 1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20neurones%20formels
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
réseau d'unités élémentaires de traitement reliées entre elles par des connexions pondérées de poids ajustables, dans lequel chaque unité produit une valeur en appliquant une fonction non linéaire à ses valeurs d'entrée et la transmet à d'autres unités ou la présente comme valeur de sortie 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains réseaux neuronaux sont destinés à simuler le fonctionnement des neurones dans le système nerveux, mais la plupart des réseaux neuronaux sont utilisés en intelligence artificielle comme réalisations du modèle connexionniste. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Des exemples de fonctions non linéaires sont une fonction à seuil, une sigmoïde, une fonction polynomiale. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Cet article est une version améliorée de l'article 28.01.22 dans l'ISO/CEI 2382-28 : 1995. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
réseau neuronal ; réseau de neurones artificiels ; RNA ; réseau de neurones formels : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-34:1999]. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20neuronal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-05-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- connectionism
1, record 5, English, connectionism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Connectionism is an alternative to the classic Von Neumann model of cognitive functioning(or GOFAI : Good Old Fashioned Artificial Intelligence). It relies on Parallel Distributed Processing(PDP), that is on the use of massive parellelism and the distributed nature of representation. 2, record 5, English, - connectionism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- connexionnisme
1, record 5, French, connexionnisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie propre à la psychologie du comportement selon laquelle une réponse à une stimulation se fait par connexion directe (sans entraîner d'hypothèse sur ce qui se passe entre les deux). 2, record 5, French, - connexionnisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ajustement de R (réponse) à S (stimulation) et de S à R se fait par une sorte de connexion directe, basé sur la seule probabilité d'apparition de R. On parlera ainsi de connexionnisme. 2, record 5, French, - connexionnisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- conexionismo
1, record 5, Spanish, conexionismo
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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