PANIC ATTACK
an abrupt onset of severe apprehension and fear, when threats of tangible danger are lacking, joined by the existence of…
PANIC CONTROL TREATMENT
a cognitive behavior therapy for the treatment of panic disorder centering upon education about panic, training one to breathe slowly,…
PANIC DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, an anxiety disorder marked by repetitive, sudden panic attacks which are correlated with (i) continual worry about…
PANPSYCHISM
noun. the stance postulating that all components of the natural world retain some quality of soul or some type of…
PANSEXUALISM
noun. the stance postulating that all human actions are fueled by the carnal drive. S
PANTRY-CHECK TECHNIQUE
an analysis of the kitchen cabinets or shelves of households to gauge whether or not the subjects of advertising research…
PANUM PHENOMENON
an optic illusion generated by binocular fusion of independent pictures shown to the left and right eyes, the fused picture…
PANUM'S FUSIONAL AREA
the area in space encompassing a horopter wherein pictures which present at varied spots on the two retinas are nonetheless…
PAPAVERINE
an opium alkaloid initially isolated in the 1840s. It has no psychopharmacological function but is a potent vasodilator, being utilized…
PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries are penned, printed, or drawn and the answers are penned too.
PAPERLESS OFFICE
a place of work wherein computers, instead of papers, letters, and books, are utilized for correspondence, documents, and so on.
PAPEZ CIRCUIT
initially explained by American neuroanatomist James W. Papez, a circular composition of nerve centers and fibers in the brain which…
PAPEZ'S THEORY OF EMOTION
an alteration of the cannon-bard theory postulating that the papez circuit is the place of integration and management of emotional…
PAPILLEDEMA
noun. an inflammation of the optic disk because of an escalation in intracranial pressure. Commonly referred to as choked disk.
PARA- (PAR-)
prefix: 1. alongside, close to, or alike to. 2. irregular or past the scope of something.
PARABIOSIS
noun. the faux or innate connecting of two people so that their circulatory programs interlink, as in the circumstance of…