PERSPECTIVE THEORY
a theory proposing that self-reports of outlooks on rating scales rely on the content and position of an individual
PERSPECTIVISM
noun. a philosophical position rendered upon psychotherapy wherein it is presumed that there is no un-biased, context-independent truth.
PERSUASION THERAPY
a kind of supportive psychotherapy wherein the therapy professional tries to get the patient to change flawed outlooks and behavior…
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS THEORY
a study of group polarization which presumes the opinions of group members conversing about a problem or choice will be…
PERTURBATION
noun. 1. an anxious or stressful cognitive state. With regard to the framework of a complete or tried suicide, it…
PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (PDDNOS)
in the DSM-IV-TR, a residual class consisting of pervasive growth-related disorders marked by handicapped growth of cultural interaction skills correlated…
PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
in the DSM-IV-TR, a residual class consisting of pervasive growth-related disorders marked by handicapped growth of cultural interaction skills correlated…
PERVERSION II
a socially disapproved or unallowed type of behavior, specifically sex-related behaviors.
PESSIMISTS
individuals who consistently expect negative or unfavorable things to happen to them and to other people or who are otherwise…
PETER PRINCIPLE
the theory which postulates that individuals in an establishment will rise to their level of incompetency- that being, workers will…
PETTING BEHAVIOR
carnal activity which might not progress to orgasm or might be foreplay participated in before orgasm. Petting behavior might consist…
PFEIFFER'S SYNDROME
a hereditary disorder characterized by early fusion of the skull bones, causing a cranial deformity. The afflicted persons also have…
PGO SPIKES
pontine-geniculo-occipital spikes: peaks, documented on an electroencephalogram, which take place while one is sleeping and are symptomatic of neural activity…
PHAEDRA COMPLEX
the incestuous love of a mother for her male child. The name stems from the Greek myth of Phaedra, Theseus's…