PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Describing, explaining and evaluating psychotherapeutic techniques utilizing scientific methods.
PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE
A term in social psychology, it is the zone of comfort adopted by an individual when interacting with others in…
PUERPERAL DISORDER
Occurring during the time between the end of labor and the return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state, Puerperal…
PUPILLARY REFLEX
The automatic change in size of the pupil in response to light. The pupil dilates in low light and constricts…
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…
PROBE TECHNIQUE
A probe technique uses a memory test to ascertain whether a particular item was included in a list of items…
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
Procedural justice is the recognized legal proceedings in court. The procedures must be followed to assure a fair and impartial…