PSYCHOPHYSICAL SCALING METHOD
Techniques used to quantify the relation between stimulus properties and their perceived magnitude. Whether these methods are termed direct of…
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION
Also referred to as sociocultural deprivation it is the absence of opportunity for adequate intellectual stimulation. Seen in children, it…
PSYCHOTHERAPY BY RECIPROCAL INHIBITION
A behavioral therapy that deals with anxiety response by weakening the anxiety-causing stimuli by turning the response into an in…
PURKINJE SHIFT
The phenomenon of the apparent shifting of the perceived colors of an object as the intensity of light shining on…
PRESENT STATE EXAMINATION (PSE)
PSE, or Present State Examination, is the use of an interview to
PREVENTION
A strategy designed to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of disease, disorders and/or social problems. Prevention could be focused on…
PRIMAL ANXIETY
Also known as primal trauma, primal anxiety is the theory in psychoanalysis that states this basic form of anxiety is…
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP)
A primary care provider, also known as a PCP or primary physician offers the first amount of care once a…
PRIMARY ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
A sexual dysfunction characterized by a make having never achieved sufficient erection to engage in sexual intercourse.
PRIMARY NARCISSISM
A theory that describes the earliest form of narcissism. The infant's immediate libidal concern is its own body rather that…
PRIMARY SYMPTOMS
Also known as fundamental symptoms, primary symptoms are directly tied to a specified disorder. They form the basis of the…
PRIMITIVIZATION
Austrian psychoanalyst Enst Kris was the first to theorize that, in traumatic neuroses, a subject's higher ego functions like objective…
PROATTITUDINAL BEHAVIOR
Proattitudinal behavior is behavior that reflects and is in agreement with a held attitude. For example, if one dislikes a…