PASSIVE LISTENING
with regard to psychotherapy and counseling, attentive listening by a counselor or therapy professional without impeding upon or disrupting the…
PASTORAL COUNSELING
a type of counseling or psychotherapy wherein knowledge and standards stemming from the disciplines of theology and the behavioral sciences…
PATHOLOGICAL FALLACY
an error of over-generalization wherein pathological traits seen in one person or in a limited set of people are extrapolated…
PAYOFF MATRIX
a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be…
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
the usually typical and predictable flow of pedestrian traffic in a public place, like a shopping mall, plaza, or road…
PEER REVIEW
the assessment of scientific or academic piece, like research or written pieces turned into journals for publishing, by other skilled…
PENIS ENVY
with regard to the classic psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, the hypothesized favoring of girls and women to have a…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PERCEPTUAL CYCLE HYPOTHESIS
the theory that cognition impacts perceptual exploration but is thereby changed by real-world encounters, cultivating a cycle of attention, cognition,…
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
a request posed to the judge during voir dire posing that a prospective member of the jury be removed, allowing…
PERIAMYGDALOID CORTEX
an ill-defined area encompassing the amygdala of the brain which is correlated with the sense of smell. The proportion of…
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS)
the part of the nervous system which resides exterior to the cranium and spinal column, that being, all portions exterior…
PERMISSIVENESS WITH AFFECTION
a societal principle which approves premarital intercourse for both males and females, as long as the pairs have a steady,…
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
safety gear, like face masks, hearing safety devices, or gloves, which serves as a block to lessen or remove someone
PERSONALITY CORRELATES
1. characteristics which are correlated with a specific disease or disorder. 2. variants which correspond to measures of character.
PERSUASION THERAPY
a kind of supportive psychotherapy wherein the therapy professional tries to get the patient to change flawed outlooks and behavior…