PERFORMANCE-OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC POO
the measure of performance on one job posed against the measure of performance on another job which is performed conjunctively…
PERIPHERAL DYSLEXIA
a type of acquired dyslexia which is marked by troubles in processing the visual factors of terms and, not like…
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL
the point at which an employer must utilize engineering or administrative management techniques to lessen workers' encounters with particular risks,…
PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE (PVS)
an extended biomedical condition wherein rudimentary brain operations and, generally, spontaneous respiration go on, but there is no consciousness of…
PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)
an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.…
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
the assessment of aspects like intellect, abilities, interests, capabilities, creative abilities, outlooks, and facets of psychological growth by many methods.…
PERSONAL-SPACE INVASION
the impeding by one individual into the personal space of another. The intruder improperly and uncomfortably crowds the other individual,…
PERSPECTIVE THEORY
a theory proposing that self-reports of outlooks on rating scales rely on the content and position of an individual
PFEIFFER'S SYNDROME
a hereditary disorder characterized by early fusion of the skull bones, causing a cranial deformity. The afflicted persons also have…
PHARMACOLOGY
noun. the department of science which consists of the analysis of compounds which interact with living organisms to change some…
PHENOMENAL MOTION
movement which might not be authentic, but is comprehended or felt as being such.
PHENYLETHYLAMINES
noun. a set of drugs with hallucinogenic impacts and a typical basic chemical anatomy. The prototype is mescaline, an alkaloid…
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
psychotherapy based upon philosophical standards of belief and outlook usually, as they correspond to mentality, feelings, and behavior, or based…
PHOENIX HOUSE
an establishment committed to the remedying and preventing of substance abuse in teens and adults. It provides both outpatient and…
PHONOLOGICAL DYSGRAPHIA
a handicapped capacity or an incapacity to sound out terms or write them phonetically.
PHOTOCOUNSELING
noun. the utilization of videotapes or pictures describing features of a patient's life to attain knowledge of their actions and…
PHOTOSENSITIVITY
sensitivity to light, particularly sunlight, as takes place in photogenic epilepsy and albinism. Conditions characterized by escalated sensitivity to the…
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
any bodily motion generated by the contracting of skeletal muscle which escalates the spending of energy above the basal level.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL
features of arousal reflected by physiological reactions, like escalations in blood pressure and rate of respiration and lessened activity of…