Depression

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POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

a major depressive event or, less typically, minor depressive disorder which impacts women within four weeks following the birth of

PREFERENCE

noun. 1. with regard to conditioning, the likelihood of occurrence of one of at least two consecutively accessible reactions, generally

POSTPARTUM PERIOD

the time of around six weeks after the birth of a child wherein the mother's reproductive system slowly returns to

PREJUDICE

noun. 1. a negative outlook toward another individual or group of people shaped prior to of any encounters with the

POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS

psychotic indicators which take place in women briefly following the birth of a child, frequently correlated with postpartum depression.

PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGE

the legal privilege to prescribe drugs and other medicines required for the remediation of medical or cognitive health troubles.

POPULATION

noun. 1. the entire amount of people in a rendered geographical location. 2. with regard to statistics, a theoretically defined,

POSTPOSITIVISM

noun. 1. the general stance of American psychology since the mid-twentieth century, whenever it stopped being dominated by logical positivism,

POPULATION DENSITY

the amount of individuals or other living beings per unit of space.

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

POSTURING

noun. the taking on of an odd or inappropriate bodily position or outlook for an extended period of time. It

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

PORPHYRIA

a metabolic disorder consisting of the secretion of too much or irregular porphyrins in the urine. The acute intermittent type

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