Thought suppression — Thought suppression, the process of deliberately trying to stop thinking about certain thoughts (Wegner, 1989), is associated with obsessive compulsive disorder, in which a sufferer will repeatedly (usually unsuccessfully) attempt to prevent or… … Wikipedia
High intensity training — (HIT) is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones of Nautilus and MedX fame. Everything of any value related to exercise can be stated in less than a thousand words, can, in fact, be fairly well covered in only a few… … Wikipedia
High German consonant shift — High German subdivides into Upper German (green) and Central German (blue), and is distinguished from Low German (yellow) and Dutch. The main isoglosses, the Benrath and Speyer lines, are marked in black. In historical linguistics, the High… … Wikipedia
High culture — is a term, now used in a number of different ways in academic discourse, whose most common meaning is the set of cultural products, mainly in the arts, held in the highest esteem by a culture, or denoting the culture of ruling social groups.… … Wikipedia
High modernism — is a particular instance of modernism, coined towards the end of modernism. High modernism , like similar names designating intellectual and artistic eras such as the high Middle Ages or the high Baroque , presumably is meant to specify the most… … Wikipedia
High Island (Michigan) — High Island is an island in Lake Michigan and is part of the Beaver Island archipelago. It is 3,495 acres or 5.8 mi² (14.5 km²) in size. The island is owned by the U.S. state of Michigan and is managed by the Michigan Department of Natural… … Wikipedia
High Church Lutheranism — is the European name for the Lutheran movement that emphasises worship practices and doctrines that are similar to those found within both Roman Catholicism and the Anglo Catholic wing of Anglicanism. In North America the term Evangelical… … Wikipedia
High Raise (Langdale) — High Raise This view of High Raise from the cairn on Thunacar Knott shows that it is not the most spectacular of the Lake District mountains … Wikipedia
High frequency ventilation — is a type of mechanical ventilation that employs very high respiratory rates (>60 breaths per minute) and very small tidal volumes (usually below anatomical dead space).cite journal |author=Krishnan JA, Brower RG |title=High frequency ventilation … Wikipedia
high — high, tall, lofty mean above the average in height. High, the general term (opposed to low), implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation {a high hill} {a high building} or are placed at a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
