PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS
psycho educational problems are problems encountered by youth in the education process serious enough to cause significant emotional or psychological…
PSYCHOHISTORY
Utilizing psychoanalytical theory to examine the events, movements of important figures in history. It is looking at the facts through…
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
The use of interviews, behavioral observation and testing to evaluate personality, abilities, interests and functioning in a subject. Examination may…
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
Statistical data and methods used in psychology or behavioral sciences.
PSYCHOMIMIC SYNDROME
A syndrome in which a subject will develop symptoms of an illness that claimed the life of another. The subject's…
PSYCHORRHEA
Symptomatic of disorganized schizophrenia, an incomprehensible theory of philosophy.
PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSOR
A major life influencing event that leads to intense stress so profound that it can contribute to the development or…
PSYCHOTIC EPISODE
A period of showing psychotic symptoms, also possibly present during a major depressive episode.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
A service provided by a public relations firm. Generally it is used to improve, enhance and maintain a good public…
PULL-OUT PROGRAM
A program or plan in education where a student is removed from the normal class setting for a period during…
PURE ALEXIA
A form of acquired dyslexia characterized by impaired reading ability while still being able to write and recognize the sound…
PURPOSELESS HYPERACTIVITY
A symptom of brain or mental disorder comprised of energetic and prolonged periods of activity with no discernable goal.
PYGMALIONISM
Falling in love with one's own creation. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion sculpted a statue of Aphrodite and promptly fell in…
PRESOLUTION VARIABILITY
Those multiple behaviors exhibited by a client or patient seen before the solution to their problems is found.
PREVENTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT
Like preventive counseling, preventive stress management adds to the strategy by providing information on strategies for coping, stressor information and…
PRIMAL SCENE
In theory, the primal scene is the first time a child witnesses his or her parents having intercourse. The child…
PRIMARY CONSCIOUSNESS
American Biologist Gerald Edelman first used the phrase "primary consciousness". It describes the human skill to integrate observations with memories.…
PRIMARY HYPERSOMNIA
Primary Hypersomnia is a disorder with symptoms of excessive need for sleep. These are manifested as lengthy sleep sessions and/or…