PROTECTED RELATIONSHIPS
A term for professional doctor-patient or therapist-client relationships. Ethical standards regarding privacy o record and treatment are high and are…
PROTOTYPAL APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION
Classification of abnormal behavior utilizing the assumed characteristics of behavior disorders that seem to occur together on a regular basis.…
PROXIMITY COMPATIBILITY
A principle in ergonomic design that advocates placing a control next to or close to the display that is affected…
PSEUDOCONDITIONING
In instances of Pavlovian conditioning, the elicitation of a response by a previously neutral stimulus. This occurs after a series…
PSEUDOMUTUALITY
A familial relationship that, on the surface, appears to be mutually open and understanding. However, the true nature of the…
PSYCHOACOUSTICS
A branch of psychophysics, psychoacoustics is a study of hearing combining physiology, audiology, psychology, music and engineering.
PSYCHODYNAMIC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy using the psychodynamic approach to treatment in a group setting. This form of the treatment uses insight with support…
PSYCHOGENIC NOCTURNAL POLYDIPSIA
Psychogenic Nocturnal Polydipsia is the excessive nighttime thirst exhibited by some subjects. It Is not a physical need for water…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
A dependence on psycho-active substances. The psychological aspect of the dependency may be as strong or even much stronger than…
PSYCHOLOGICAL RAPPORT
Carl Jung described this inevitable state between an analyst and their patient. He further described it as the intense tie…
PSYCHOMETRIC EXAMINATION
Psychological testing to gather and assess data on intelligence, personality characteristics and other aspects of mental make up.
PSYCHONOMIC
An approach to psychology emphasizing measurement, control and definitions from operations. It is generally a part of laboratory psychology. Having…
PSYCHOPHYSICAL SCALING METHOD
Techniques used to quantify the relation between stimulus properties and their perceived magnitude. Whether these methods are termed direct of…
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION
Also referred to as sociocultural deprivation it is the absence of opportunity for adequate intellectual stimulation. Seen in children, it…
PSYCHOTHERAPY BY RECIPROCAL INHIBITION
A behavioral therapy that deals with anxiety response by weakening the anxiety-causing stimuli by turning the response into an in…