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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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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

PANTHEISM

noun. the doctrine postulating that all of reality dictates a unity and that this unity is divine. Hence, everything is

PANTOMIME

noun. 1. a display of emotions and outlooks by way of gestures instead of words. 2. a non-verbal therapeutic method,

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

PAPILLA

noun. any of the four forms of inflammations upon the tongue. With regard to human beings, around 200 fungitype papillae

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.

PARA I

abbreviated form of: primipara.

PARABIOSIS

noun. the faux or innate connecting of two people so that their circulatory programs interlink, as in the circumstance of