PROBLEMS IN LIVING
Those concrete and identifiable problems patients with chronic mental conditions face in daily life. These could include problems keeping a…
PROCESS RESEARCH
Process research looks at the process used in various psychological mechanisms of psychotherapy in relation to their influence on the…
PRODUCTIVE ORIENTATION
Psychoanalytically, a description of a personality possessed by an individual who is able to develop and apply their potential without…
PROFILE MATCHING SYSTEM
A technique used in personnel hiring where an applicant's characteristics are compared to those of the ideal or typical employee…
PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH
When operating properly, programmed cell death is a process that allows surplus tissue cells to die and be disposed. Also,…
PROJECTED JEALOUSY
Behavior characterized by unfaithful partners, or those partners who would be unfaithful if given the opportunity projecting that infidelity onto…
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
An action that is constructive, positive and beneficial to society as a whole. Prosocial behavior can benefit a single individual…
PROTANOPIA
A loss of color perception in the red area of the spectrum of visible light. In this condition there is…
PROTOPATHIC SYSTEM
The protopathic system is one of two somatosensory systems. It consists of nerve fibers from receptors that recognize and transmit…
PROXIMATE CAUSE
Proximate cause is the direct or apparently obvious cause of an event; directly produces the effect. For instance, a violent…
PSEUDOCOMMUNICATION
Pseudo communication refers to distorted attempts at communication using fragments of words and apparent gibberish. Some cases also include gestures.…
PSEUDOMEMORY
A false memory. A recollection of events that never actually happened. Pseudomemory differs from a memory that is simply inaccurate.…
PSYCHIATRIST
A highly trained physician who holds a specialty in diagnosing, treating and study of mental disorders. Training (in the United…
PSYCHIC VAGINISMUS
An extreme case of vaginal spasm that makes intercourse painful to the point of impossibility.
PSYCHODRAMA
A psychotherapeutic technique attempting to help clients gain insight and alter behavior. The technique consists of several forms of acting…
PSYCHOGENIC HYPERSOMNIA
Psychogenic Hypersomnia is characterized by multiple sleep episodes in a day or sleep of unusual duration brought on by psychological…