PEOPLE-FIRST LANGUAGE
linguistics which place an individual before their handicap by depicting what an individual has rather than equating the person with…
PERCEPTION
noun. the procedure or outcome of becoming conscious of items, unions, and events by way of the senses, that comprises…
PERCEPTUAL EXPANSION 1
the growth of the capacity to identify, perceive, and order intellectual, sensory, and emotional information in a meaningful manner. 2.…
PERCEPTUAL SYNTHESIS
1. the compilation of experience from all the senses to establish insight of the exterior world and one's encounters with…
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
the behavior or procedure of taking performance to a greater level of success.
PERIRHINAL CORTEX
a structure inside the medial temporal lobe across from the hippocampus which plays an imperative part as an interface between…
PERSEVERATION SET
a propensity or predisposition which is learned in a former experience and is placed upon another scenario where it might…
PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THERAPY
a therapy based upon the idea of the personal construct. The basis of the technique is to assist people in…
PERSONAL-GROWTH GROUP
a small set of people which utilizes encounter techniques, like games, reenactment, and confrontation, for self-discovery and the growth of…
PERSONALITY PROCESSES
the dynamics of personality operating, that being, personality systems which alter over time and across situations as the person interacts…
PERSONNEL TEST
any test utilized in personnel selection, assignment of newly hired or present workers, or employee assessment. Such examinations are inclusive…
PHALLIC PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of narcissistic behavior exemplified by vanity, excessive self-assurance, boastfulness, compulsive carnal behavior, and…
PHANTOM-LOVER SYNDROME
a kind of erotic delusion exaggerated around an individual who doesn't really exist.
PHASIC RECEPTOR
a receptor cell which reflects a swift decrease in the frequency of discharge of nerve impulses as arousal is preserved.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
PHI-GAMMA FUNCTION
for the technique of constant stimulants, a plot of reaction likelihood based upon stimulant strength or size which takes on…