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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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PREMORBID

marking a person's condition prior to the beginning of an illness or disorder.

PREMOTOR THEORY OF ATTENTION

a theory positing that attention is a byproduct of the mechanisms which generate behaviors or motor reactions. It is based

PRENATAL CARE

health, medical, and educational services rendered to or attained by a woman while she is pregnant. Such services are aimed

PRENATAL DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALY

a congenital irregularity which starts in the course of growth prior to birth.

PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

identification of a pathological condition or the existence of illness or inherited irregularities within a fetus.

PRENATAL PERIOD

the growth-related time between conception and birth. With regard to human beings, it is generally separated into the germinal, embryonic,

PRENATAL STRESS

distress in a pregnant woman, that is characterized by escalation of stress hormones and other biological modifications, with an increased

PREOCCUPIED ATTACHMENT

an adult attachment style which mixes an adverse interior working design of attachment of oneself, marked by doubt in one

PREOEDIPAL

1. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, regarding to the initial phases of psychosexual growth, prior to the cultivation of the

PREORGASMIC

1. corresponding to the state just prior to orgasm. It is marked by escalated breathing, heart beats per minute, and

PREPARADIGMATIC SCIENCE

a science at a primitive phase of growth, prior to it attaining a paradigm and whenever there is no consensus

PREPARATORY INTERVAL

the time between a warning sign and the tangible occurrence of the stimulant.

PREPARATORY RESPONSE

any reaction in a sequence of actions which generates the coming about of an objective or support response. Preparatory reactions

PREPAREDNESS

a hereditarily impacted predisposition for particular stimulants to be more sufficient than other people in inducing specific reactions.

PREPHALLIC

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, referencing the phases of psychosexual growth coming before the phallic phase.

PREPOTENT RESPONSE

a reaction which is superior to other potential reactions.

PREPOTENT STIMULUS

any stimulant which is superior to any other rivaling stimulant in which it is more probable of obtaining attention or

PRERELEASE ANXIETY STATE

anxiety felt by someone who is nearing release from an institutional facility and re-emergence into the tangible daily world.

PRESBYCUSIS

noun. the slow reduction of hearing acuity correlated with getting older.

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

an educational strategy or map for kids who are beneath the necessary minimum age for engagement in typical classroom work.