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…
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…
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…