Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. altitude sickness

altitude sickness

altitude sickness

illness resulting from the oxygen deficiency experienced at high altitudes (see hypoxia). Symptoms include nausea, breathlessness, nosebleed, and impaired mental processes. Also called Acosta’s syndrome; D’Acosta’s syndrome; hypobaropathy; mountain-climber’s syndrome; mountain sickness. See also acute mountain sickness.

Related Terms

parametric test

parametric test a hypothesis test that involves one or more...

somatic weakness

somatic weakness the hypothesized vulnerability, due to con...

specific-energy doctrine

specific-energy doctrine the concept that the quality of a...

Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)

Sorry, "cognitive-emotion-regulation-questionnaire-cerq" is not in the Dictionar...

puerperal disorder

puerperal disorder a disorder occurring in a woman during t...

DSM–IV–TR

DSM–IV–TR the text revision of the fourth edition of the Di...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact