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psychogenic vertigo

an unpleasant, illusory sensation of movement of oneself or the environment that cannot be accounted for fully by any identifiable neurological or other physical dysfunction and is thought to be related to psychological factors. Psychogenic vertigo is common in a number of psychological disorders, including panic disorder, agoraphobia, somatoform disorder, and schizophrenia.

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association-reaction time

association-reaction time

in a word-association test, the elapsed time between stimulus and response.