PROCYCLIDINE
U.S. trade name: Kemadrin. Procyclidine is a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and drug-induced extrapyratmidal effects.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Professional standards are those standards requiring a level of performance required for a set position.
PROGRAM FOR LEARNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEEDS (PLAN)
Developed by the teacher in cooperation with the student, a program for learning in accordance with needs is a program…
PROGRESSIVELY DISTRIBUTED PROCESS
Used in memory studies, progressively distributed process refers to a technique in which the interval of time between repetitions is…
PROPENSITY ANALYSIS
Used to account for group differences on a set of variables, propensity analysis is a statistical approach and is an…
PROPRIETY STANDARDS
Legal and ethical standards for a research study. Examples would be formal agreements between parties involved in the study and…
PROSTHETIST
A member of the health profession specializing the design, manufacture, fitting and maintenance of artificial body parts.
PROVOCATIVE TESTING
a testing regimen designed to deliberately provoke symptoms of the presenting condition in a patient for evaluation. This can be…
PSEUDOHYDROCEPHALUS
Where the head of a subject appears abnormally large but subsequent measurement proves otherwise.
PSEUDOSCIENCE
A supposed science with some resemblance to legitimate scientific structure, but due to peer review and scientific scrutiny simply cannot…
PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION
The recognized grouping of mental disorders into diagnostic categories. The grouping is catalogued in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
PSYCHIC PARALYSIS OF VISUAL IDEATION
A number of visual problems characterized by difficulty in comprehending spatial localization or tracking of a moving object. It is…
PSYCHOBIOLOGY
The idea in the mental health profession that an individual client must be viewed in a holistic light in which…
PSYCHOLOGICAL AESTHETICS
A study in psychology examining the psychological influence of art forms and other factors present in paintings, music, photos, architecture…
PSYCHOLOGICAL KIDNAPPING
The act of denying on the free use of their personality. Psychological kidnapping is generally the expression used to describe…
PSYCHOLOGICAL UNIVERSAL
Any of the psychological features recognized across diverse cultures. That is, psychological features that are "universal". They are broken down…