PROGESTERONE
Progesterone is a female hormone secreted by the corpus luteum in the ovary. It stimulates proliferation of the lining of…
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION
Progressive education was originally tied to John Dewey's philosophy, which emphasized experimentalism as opposed to dogmatism when teaching, learning by…
PROJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION 1
A defense mechanism as described in psychoanalysis. Projection identification occurs when a subject projects their own unacceptable qualities onto another.…
PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN (POMC)
A precursor of several hormones, Propiomelanocortin or POMC is synthesized in the pituitary gland. After cleavage by enzymes at various…
PROPOSITIONAI NETWORK
A graphic representation of the relationship between the terms of a proposition and the relation between them.
PROSPECTIVE MEMORY
The memory that describes awareness and memory to do some act in the future, such as get gas before the…
PROTOTYPICALITY
The degree to which an item is an exemplar of the category of which it is a member.
PSEUDODEMENTIA
A deterioration of cognitive function, unaccompanied by and neurological disease or disorder. Sometimes appearing in a major depressive episode, it…
PSEUDOPARALYSIS
A loss of movement in the limbs with no identifiable structural or functional problems.
PSYCHIC ENERGIZER
A powerful CNS medication, a psychic energizer (the term has fallen out of use) has antidepressant qualities.
PSYCHOANALYST
A specially trained therapist who utilizes Freudian theories and practices to treat mental disorders. In the U.S., psychoanalytically training begins…
PSYCHODYNAMICS
A system or view that emphasizes and examines development, change and interaction of mental and emotional, conscious and unconscious forces…
PSYCHOGRAPHICS
An extensive demographic survey looking at values, activities, opinions and interests of populations of an audience or potential audience used…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in persons who do not fit an established criteria of psychological disorder. Psychological distress is…
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALE 1
A measurement for a psychological variable or psychological function. i.e. IQ. An instrument to make such a measurement.
PSYCHOMETRICIAN
A trained individual who administers psychological tests and is charged with the interpretation of their results. Psychometricians work with and…