PROPRIETARY DRUG
Any patented drug or compound used for medicinal purpose. The proprietary drug may be a formulation that contains generic compounds…
PROSTHESIS
An artificial and usually manufactured replacement for a missing body part. Examples are artificial limbs, joints and even heart valves.
PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM
Congenitally, an abnormality in which the gonads (ovaries or testicles) are of one sex, but contradictions exist with the criteria…
PSEUDORETARDATION
A mildly retarded intellectual development caused by psychological or society conditions than any recognized congenital values.
PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY
A strategy of using psychedelic drugs to treat various psychological disorders. Used in the 1950's and 60's and in conjunction…
PSYCHIC PAIN
An intolerable level of pain brought on by psychological suffering beyond the tolerance of the sufferer. There is no indication…
PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL FACTORS
The biological, psychological and sociological determinants of personality and behavior used to formulate a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to psychology.
PSYCHOGENESIS
The origin and subsequent development of behavior, personality and processes concerned with mental and psychic action. 2. The first instance…
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
The use of formal language modes to delve into the use of language and its accompanying cognitive processes. Noam Chomsky…
PSYCHOLOGICAL FIELD
The psychological field refers to the life space or environment in which an individual exists and functions.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
Treatments and education designed to increase a client's adaptability and independent function. Such treatments could include psychotherapy, clinical intervention and…
PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION
Also referred to as psychomotor excitement, psychomotor agitation is characterized by restless activity inappropriate to context. Examples are pacing, hand…
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The scientific study of mental disorder(s). The field covers the theory, research, diagnosis and treatment of psychological diseases. It is…
PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Also referred to as libidinal development, psychosexual development is the classic model of sexuality as put for by Sigmund Freud.…
PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER
Psychosomatic disorders are those in which psychological factors play a major role in the origin or course of the disorder.
PSYCHOTOGENIC
A drug-induced state resembling psychosis, with all the features of a psychotic episode including sensory illusion, hallucination and behavioral disturbance.…