PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
in the DSM-IV-TR, a subset of schizophrenia, frequently with a later onset than other forms, marked by significant delusions or…
PARAPROFESSIONAL
a trained but not professionally certified employee who helps in the remediation of clients in both hospital and community environments.
PARENTAL PERPLEXITY
a mother-youth or father-youth union characterized by an absence of parental spontaneity, severe indecisiveness, and an incapacity to recognize and…
PARIETAL LOBE
1 of the 4 primary lobes of each cerebral hemisphere. It takes up the upper central region of each hemisphere,…
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
a kind of observational technique wherein a trained viewer enters the group under analysis as a member, while avoiding a…
PASSIVE TOUCH
a type of touch marked by sensory experiences which take place whenever the viewer doesn't engage in movement. With regard…
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
noun. The operational changes which present in someone or an organ as a result of illness or disease, as differentiated…
PATTERNING
noun. 1. organizing a system or trend of reactions to stimulants. 2. a trend of stimulants which will invoke a…
PEAK EXPERIENCE
with regard to the humanistic theory of Abraham Maslow, a moment of awe, exhilaration, or transcendence which might sometimes be…
PEDOPHILIA
a paraphilia wherein carnal acts or fantasies with pre-pubescent kids are the continually favored or sole technique of achieving carnal…
PENDULAR KNEE JERK
an irregular knee-jerk reflex seen in clients with a lesion of the cerebellum, wherein the leg keeps moving frequently following…
PERCEPTUAL FIELD
with regard to gestalt psychology, the entirety of the surroundings which someone understands at a specific time- that being, all…
PERCEPTUAL TRANSFORMATION
1. any change in a percept generated by (i) an addition to, elimination from, or modification in a physical stimulant…
PERFORMANCE GOAL
1. with regard to the motivational theory of American personality psychologist Carol Dweck, the objective of showing other people who…