PASSIONATE LOVE
a form of love wherein carnal passion and a high level of emotional arousal are major factors- in addition to…
PASSIVE TRANSPORT
the motion of compounds along a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell. It comprises simple diffusion…
PATHOCLISIS
1. vulnerability to specific poisons. 2. the propensity of specific poisons to aim for particular organs or organ systems.
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…