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POSTSCHIZOPHRENIC DEPRESSION
a depressive episode which might come after an acute schizophrenic episode. Postschizophrenic depression is observed variously as a typical occurence…
POPULATION RESEARCH
the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons…
POPULATION STEREOTYPE
with regard to ergonomics, generalizations about the perceptual, mental, or physical traits of a set of users, which are pertinent…
POSTVENTION
noun. the emotional release necessary for helpers and other people who work with those who have endured a traumatic occurence…
POVERTY OF IDEAS
a thought disruption, frequently correlated with dementia, extreme depression, and schizophrenia, wherein there is lessened spontaneity and progression of thought…
POSITIVE AFFECT
the internal feeling state which takes place whenever an objective has been achieved, a source of danger has been abstained…
POVERTY OF SPEECH
excessively short speech with minimal elaborations which takes place in schizophrenia or sometimes in the framework of a major depressive…
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
1. an organization whereby some of the output of a system, whether biological or mechanical is fed back to escalate…
POWERLESSNESS
a state of mind wherein people feel they have no control over or effect on aspects or occurrences which impact…
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
a field of psychological theory and research which centers upon the psychological states, personal characteristics and strengths, and cultural institutions…
POSITIVE SELF-REGARD
an outlook of self-esteem or self-value. Positive self-regard is frequently sought as an objective in remediation and is nurtured by…
PRECIPITATING CAUSE
the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical…
POSITIVE SELF-TALK
the covert expression of concepts which encourage the development of an ideal performance state and are driving or self-enhancing.
PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
an index of how well a test corresponds to a variant which is gauged in the future, at a time…
POSITIVE TRANSFERENCE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, displacement onto the therapy professional of emotions of idealization, love, attachment, or other good feelings…