Having viewed some of the highly edited videotaped material of Terri Schiavo and having seen other patients in a persistent vegetative state, I am not surprised that family members and others unfamiliar with this condition would interpret some of her apparent alertness and movement as meaningful.
A Likert Scale is a type of psychometric scale frequently used in psychology questionnaires. It was developed by and named after organizational psychologist Rensis Likert. Self-report inventories are one of the most widely used tools in psychological research.
AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in Brighton, United Kingdom. AVERTâs vision is a world with no new HIV infections. The charity provides information and education on HIV and AIDS to a global audience. This work empowers people to protect themselves and others from infection, and provides support to those living with HIV.