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topagnosis

n.

1. loss of the ability to localize touch. Individuals can feel tactile stimuli but cannot recognize the site of stimulation. See tactile agnosia.

2. loss of the ability to recognize familiar surroundings.

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occupational counseling

occupational counseling

an early 20th-century approach to vocational guidance. Three steps were identified in the process: (a) relevant knowledge of self, (b) realistic knowledge of occupations, and (c) true reasoning in making sensible choices. [proposed by U.S. educator Frank Parsons (1854–1908)]