PATH ANALYSIS
a group of quantitative procedure utilized to affirm the presence of causal unions across a lot of variants, displayed in…
PATH COEFFICIENT
with regard to path analysis, any of the set of regression-like coefficients which show the magnitude of unions across the…
PATH-GOAL THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
a leadership theory postulating that leaders will be sufficient as long as they make it apparent to followers how they…
PATHOCLISIS
1. vulnerability to specific poisons. 2. the propensity of specific poisons to aim for particular organs or organ systems.
PATHOGENESIS
the initialization and growth of a cognitive or physical illness or disease. Commonly referred to as noso-genesis.
PATHOGENIC
adjective. Adding to illness or leading toward pathology. An agent is recognized as a pathogen.
PATHOGENIC FAMILY PATTERN
aversive or damaging family outlooks, principles, and behavior which lay the foundation for cognitive and behavioral disorder.
PATHOGNOMONIC
adjective. 1. depicting a sign, indication, or a set of signs or indicators which is symptomatic of a particular physical…
PATHOGNOMY
noun. the acknowledgement of feelings, emotions, and personality traits, specifically whenever they're indicators of illness.
PATHOLOGICAL AGING
modifications which take place due to age-based illness, as independent from modifications correlated with typical healthy aging.
PATHOLOGICAL DOUBT
1. irregular worry about having failed to engage in a specific action. Pathological doubt is a typical aspect of OCD.…
PATHOLOGICAL FALLACY
an error of over-generalization wherein pathological traits seen in one person or in a limited set of people are extrapolated…
PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING
an impulse-control disorder marked by continual, maladaptive wagering, generating substantial interpersonal, occupational, or money-related troubles.
PATHOLOGICAL INERTIA
1. the incapacity to switch sets or display flexibility because of brain damage or psychological state. 2. seriously handicapped initiative,…
PATHOLOGICAL LYING
a continual, compulsive propensity to tell lies out of proportion to any obvious benefit which can be reached.
PATHOMIMICRY
noun. aware or unaware imitating, generation, or faking of indicators of illness or disorder. Commonly referred to as pathomimesis.