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CHOQUE ELECTRICO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Cardiovascular System
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clinical death
1, record 1, English, clinical%20death
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- apparent death 2, record 1, English, apparent%20death
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The absence of heartbeat (no pulse being felt) and cessation of breathing. 1, record 1, English, - clinical%20death
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mort clinique
1, record 1, French, mort%20clinique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mort apparente 2, record 1, French, mort%20apparente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mort clinique, ou mort apparente, avec arrêt respiratoire, arrêt cardiaque et suspension de la conscience, est une phase initiale qui peut éventuellement faire l'objet d'une réanimation cardiorespitratoire et qui est donc [...] potentiellement réversible. 1, record 1, French, - mort%20clinique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema cardiovascular
- Gestión de emergencias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- muerte aparente
1, record 1, Spanish, muerte%20aparente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado en el que la respiración, circulación, calor y otras manifestaciones vitales son poco o nada perceptibles, el cual se observa especialmente en la sofocación, ahorcadura, choque eléctrico y en los recién nacidos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - muerte%20aparente
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aversion therapy
1, record 2, English, aversion%20therapy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aversive therapy 2, record 2, English, aversive%20therapy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A behaviour therapy designed to cause the patient to give up [a pathological behaviour] by associating it with an unpleasant effect. 3, record 2, English, - aversion%20therapy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thérapie par aversion
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20aversion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- thérapie aversive 2, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20aversive
correct, feminine noun
- thérapie par le conditionnement aversif 3, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20le%20conditionnement%20aversif
correct, feminine noun
- traitement aversif 4, record 2, French, traitement%20aversif
correct, masculine noun
- aversion conditionnée 5, record 2, French, aversion%20conditionn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thérapie comportementale conçue pour aider une personne à changer un comportement pathologique en l'associant à un effet désagréable. 6, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20aversion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- terapia de aversión
1, record 2, Spanish, terapia%20de%20aversi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- terapia aversiva 2, record 2, Spanish, terapia%20aversiva
correct, feminine noun
- aversión 2, record 2, Spanish, aversi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terapia conductual en la que, para suprimir una conducta no deseable, se aplica un castigo o ciertos estímulos desagradables o dolorosos, como un choque eléctrico o fármacos capaces de inducir náuseas. 3, record 2, Spanish, - terapia%20de%20aversi%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La terapia aversiva consiste, operacionalmente, en administrar un estímulo aversivo para inhibir una respuesta emocional indeseable, con lo cual se hace disminuir su fuerza de hábito. La aversión se utiliza ampliamente en el tratamiento de las obsesiones, compulsiones, fetichismo y hábitos de atracción hacia personas u objetos inadecuados [...]. La esencia de la terapia de aversión es dispensar, en presencia del estímulo productor de la respuesta indeseable, un estímulo aversivo intenso, como una estimulación eléctrica fuerte, en una extremidad. Aparte de provocar una respuesta de evitación, el choque eléctrico inhibe la respuesta emocional indeseable. 2, record 2, Spanish, - terapia%20de%20aversi%C3%B3n
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