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PHONASTHENIA

1. voice exhaustion, that might be credited to extensive use, general debilitation, or aging. 2. a breathy voice or tone.

PHONOLOGICAL DYSLEXIA

a type of acquired dyslexia marked mainly by troubles in reading pronounceable non-words. Semantic errors are not observed in this

PHOTOGENIC EPILEPSY

a type of reflex epilepsy wherein seizures are preempted by a specific kind of visual aberration.

PHOTOTAXIS

motion toward or veering away from a light source. Positive is type motion toward light- negative type is motion veered

PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE

the condition of someone who has repeatedly ingested a drug and will encounter undesirable physiological symptoms if they discontinue use

PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

assessment of the functioning state of the body, an organ, or a tissue, inclusive of chemical and physical aspects and

PHYSOSTIGMINE

a cholinergic drug utilized in the remediation of glaucoma and to cause contracting of the pupil of the eye. It

PICTURE-INTERPRETATION TEST

a test wherein the involved party is asked to perceive a visual picture, a drawing, photo, or painting and render

PILOT SELECTION

the evaluation of a candidate in effort to decide whether they have the dexterity, aptitudes, and psychomotor abilities required to

PITUITARY GLAND

a gland, pea-sized in humans, which is located at the base of the brain, linked by a stalk to the

PLACING

noun. a reflex motion wherein a baby raises their foot onto a surface, which takes place during the first 3

PLATONIC IDEALISM

a general philosophical viewpoint stemming both directly and indirectly from the writings of Plato, which postulate that the phenomena of

PAIN SCALE

a standardized rating scale for judging the act of encountering pain. It might take the shape of oral self-depiction, numerical

PALEOCORTEX

noun. cerebral cortex which possesses three to five cortical layers and is phylogenetically older than neocortex. It is primarily regarded

PALSY

an obsolete term for paralysis, still utilized in such compound terms like bell's palsy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and bell

PANTRY-CHECK TECHNIQUE

an analysis of the kitchen cabinets or shelves of households to gauge whether or not the subjects of advertising research

PARACHLOROPHENYLALANINE

noun. a compound which inhibits the synthesis of serotonin from tryptophan, generating an elimination of serotonin from brain cells.

PARADOXICAL THINKING

cognition characterized by contradiction of common logical procedures. Even though this form of thinking can be correlated with skewed thought

PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED CIRCUIT

an interactive network which includes many varied circuits at the same time to process the same stimulant. It is a

PARANOIA

noun. 1. a paranoid state. 2. in the DSM-lll, a fairly rare disorder obviously separate from paranoid schizophrenia, wherein the