PSYCHOLOGICAL MASQUERADE
A medical condition that match the presentation of a psychological disorder: for example, epilepsy Alzheimer's or brain tumor.
PSYCHOLOGISM
The perspective that holds a single component or combination of components of the following: 1. The rules of logic are…
PSYCHOMOTOR HALLUCINATION
A hallucination where it seems to the sufferer that parts of their body are moving to different areas in the…
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
The study of drugs used in psychology. Especially looking at their effect regarding mental, emotional and behavioral factors. These drugs…
PSYCHOSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
A category of sexual disorders in DSM-III. Psychosexual Dysfunction is simply referred to as "sexual dysfunction in DSM-IV-TR
PSYCHOSYNTHESIS
Carl Jung referred to this as the "constructive approach". Basically it is an attempt to unify the various components of…
P-TECHNIQUE FACTOR ANALYSIS
An analysis of the time period (x) time period correlation. The variables are not correlated over individuals but rather over…
PUBLICATION ETHICS
Publication ethics are rules of conduct generally agreed upon when publishing results of scientific research or other scholarly work. Generally…
PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM
In evolutionary theory, the periods of rapid change leading to development of new species are extended over a time line…
PURE-STIMULUS ACT
A response that does not impel an organism closer to its goal, but serves as a stimulus for other response(s).…
PURSUIT ROTOR
Used to test visual-motor coordination, a device with a small target area embedded in a disk. The person being tested…
PYRAMIDAL TRACT
The pyramidal tract is the primary pathway used by motor neurons originating in the motor area of the cerebral cortex.…
PRESSURE OF IDEAS
One of the symptoms of mania leading to not only spontaneous but often very productive thought.
PRETEST COUNSELING
Pretest counseling is used to determine whether genetic testing should proceed. The potential subject of the test is educated on…
PRICE-QUALITY RELATIONSHIP
Simply put, the price quality relationship says that consumer perception is that the higher the price of an item, the…
PRIMARY ANXIETY
The spontaneous response to trauma. The theory also suggests that primary anxiety is a response to the dissolution of the…
PRIMARY DEVIANCE
The initial act that deviates from the rules of society, such as deliberate non-conformity by an individual, who up to…
PRIMARY MEMORY (PM)
A former description of what is now referred to as short-term memory, Primary Memory refers to memory that retains data…
PRIMARY SENSORY AREA
Contained in the neocortex, a primary sensory area receives sensory input such as sound, taste and vision. There are specific…