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arrest /ar·rest/ (ah-rest´) cessation or stoppage, as of a function or a disease process. cardiac arrest sudden cessation of the pumping function of the heart with disappearance of arterial blood pressure, connoting either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill. developmental arrest a temporary or permanent cessation of development. epiphyseal arrest premature interruption of longitudinal growth of bone by fusion of the epiphysis and diaphysis. maturation arrest interruption of the process of development, as of blood cells, before the final stage is reached. sinus arrest a pause in the normal cardiac rhythm due to a momentary failure of the sinus node to initiate an impulse, lasting for an interval that is not an exact multiple of the normal cardiac cycle. developmental arrest. See arrested development. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Socarides (1978, 1990), working within the tradition of clinical psychoanalytic therapy, suggests that homosexuality may be the result of disturbances in the preoedipal phase and therefore a reflection of developmental arrest. On rare occasions, when developmental arrest occurs at an earlier stage, the coronary sinus is absent and the persistent LSVC drains directly into the atrium. The focus of treatment is to repair the discovered developmental arrests with newly reframed beliefs and working models (Stolorow & Lachman, 1980). |
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