PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…
POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME
continual, pervasive modifications in mental skills and emotional operating which take place as an outcome of diffuse trauma to the…
PREDISPOSITION
noun. 1. a vulnerability to forming a disorder or illness, the actual growth of which is started by the interaction…
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…
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,…
POSTSCHIZOPHRENIC DEPRESSION
a depressive episode which might come after an acute schizophrenic episode. Postschizophrenic depression is observed variously as a typical occurence…
DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING
Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.