POSTFORMAL THOUGHT
the involved manners wherein adults structure their thinking based upon the complex nature of adult life. It is a further…
PRAGMATISM
a philosophical stance holding that the truth value of a proposition or a theory is to be identified in its…
PREMONITORY DREAM
a dream which seems to render advance notice or caution of some occurrence that has yet to take place.
POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA
a person's inability to recall what happened during a hypnotic trance. Commonly, the involved party is directed to forget the…
PREMORBID PERSONALITY
1. character traits which were present prior to physical damage or another damaging occurrence or prior to the cultivation of…
POLYMORPHISM
noun. 1. with regard to biology, the condition of possessing many physical or behavioral kinds within a species or populace.…
POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION
a recommendation made to an individual under hypnosis and enacted following waking from the hypnotic trance. Generally, the action is…
PREATTENTIVE PROCESSING
an unconscious cognitive processing of a stimulant which takes place prior to attention being centered upon this specific stimulant from…
PRENATAL PERIOD
the growth-related time between conception and birth. With regard to human beings, it is generally separated into the germinal, embryonic,…
POOLED INTERDEPENDENCE
a job condition wherein the job is divided among a number of people, units, or groups, each of which performs…
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
a major depressive event or, less typically, minor depressive disorder which impacts women within four weeks following the birth of…
PRECAUSAL THINKING
the propensity of a young kid to interpret natural occurrences, like clouds, wind, and rain, with consideration to intentions and…
PREOCCUPIED ATTACHMENT
an adult attachment style which mixes an adverse interior working design of attachment of oneself, marked by doubt in one
POSTSCHIZOPHRENIC DEPRESSION
a depressive episode which might come after an acute schizophrenic episode. Postschizophrenic depression is observed variously as a typical occurence…
PRECIPITATING CAUSE
the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical…
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
with regard to Jean Piaget's theory, the second major occurrence of mental growth, approximately between 2 and 7 years old,…
POPULATION RESEARCH
the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons…