PROGRAM EFFICACY
Similar to program effectiveness, program efficacy draws its conclusion about an intervention using closely controlled scientific conditions.. These may be…
PROGRESSIVE TELEOLOGIC REGRESSION
First described by U.S. psychiatrist Silvio Arieti, Progressive Teleologic Regression is a deliberate return of a subject with schizophrenia to…
PROPANEDIOLS
Derived from propyl alcohol, these compounds were originally developed as antianxiety drugs. Pharmacologically, the are muscle relaxants, depressors of the…
PROPRIATE STRIVING
In the concept as put forth by Gordon W. Allport, Propriate Striving emerges in adolescence with the search for identity.…
PROSTATE GLAND
A male gland that, in humans, surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It is responsible for the secretion…
PSEUDOHALLUCINATION
A vivid, usually visual hallucination that the observer is aware is, in fact, hallucinatory.
PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY
A fraudulent or unscientific approach to psychology, for example Phrenology or palmistry
PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS
A name identifying any of the various hallucinogenic drugs. Psychedelics was a term first proposed by Humphry Osmond.
PSYCHIC NUMBING
Psychic numbing is the condition brought on by trauma resulting in incapacity to express emotions such as love or closeness.
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY
Basically the biography of a client's psychological life. This profile attempts an analysis of a client's personality and the chronicling…
PSYCHOGENDER
A fairly uncommon name for gender self-identity. It is used to help distinguish between psychological sex identity and biological sex…
PSYCHOLEPSY
The acute onset of a major depressive event. Often associated with a bipolar disorder.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING MEDICAL CONDITION
Those psychological and/or behavioral factors adversely affecting the course, treatment or outcome of an existing medical condition. These factors range…
PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME
The subjective experience of the passage of time. The brain interprets both internal and external stimuli and processes that stimuli…