PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THERAPY
a therapy based upon the idea of the personal construct. The basis of the technique is to assist people in…
PERSONAL-GROWTH GROUP
a small set of people which utilizes encounter techniques, like games, reenactment, and confrontation, for self-discovery and the growth of…
PERSONALITY PROCESSES
the dynamics of personality operating, that being, personality systems which alter over time and across situations as the person interacts…
PERSONNEL TEST
any test utilized in personnel selection, assignment of newly hired or present workers, or employee assessment. Such examinations are inclusive…
PHALLIC PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of narcissistic behavior exemplified by vanity, excessive self-assurance, boastfulness, compulsive carnal behavior, and…
PHANTOM-LOVER SYNDROME
a kind of erotic delusion exaggerated around an individual who doesn't really exist.
PHASIC RECEPTOR
a receptor cell which reflects a swift decrease in the frequency of discharge of nerve impulses as arousal is preserved.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
PHI-GAMMA FUNCTION
for the technique of constant stimulants, a plot of reaction likelihood based upon stimulant strength or size which takes on…
PHONETIC SYMBOLISM
the hypothesis postulating that there is a communication of some form between the sounds of words and their afferents, as…
PHRENOLOGY
noun. a theory of personality developed in the 18th and 19th centuries by an Austrian philosopher and anatomist named Johann…
PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT) 1
the remediation of pain, trauma, or illness using mechanical or physical techniques, like massage, heat, exercise, electrical currents, or water.…
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. a previous terminology for biological psychology. 2. a word initially utilized by Wilhelm Wundt to denote what is now…
PIGMENT BLEACHING
the alteration in the photopigment rhodopsin which takes place whenever it absorbs photons. The color of the pigment alters from…