PRINCIPLED STAGE
The second stage in the post-conventional level of moral development, In which people are guided by their individual conscience, principles…
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
Privileged communication is information (verbally or written) passed between an individual and another tasked with their care and maintenance. Such…
PROBLEM-SOLVING INTERVIEW
During personnel selection, the problem-solving interview is a way of ascertaining the interviewee's ability to address and solve any specific…
PROCESS SCHIZOPHRENIA
Process Schizophrenia begins early in a patient's life and develops gradually and is believed to have a biological underpinning. The…
PRODUCTIVE THINKING
A theory, first formulated by Erich Fromm, which describes thinking in which a given question is regarded carefully utilizing objectivity…
PROFILE OF A DISORDER
A visual representation showing the symptoms and characteristics of a disorder.
PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
A learning technique in which material is organized in sequential and graduated steps or "frames". The learner is expected to…
PROJECTION
A psychoanalytical theory, projection is the process whereby one subject believes they see attributes (both good and bad) in another.…
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
PROTEAN CAREER
In contrast to the traditional concept of a career path, the protean career is more personally based, calling upon a…
PROXIMATE EXPLANATION
An explanation of behavior cast in terms of physiological factors or of developmental experience.
PSEUDOCOMMUNITY
An imaginary group of persons believed in delusions to be conspiring against and focusing negative energies toward a paranoid individual.
PSEUDOMOTIVATION
A justification for earlier behavior. Often seen in schizophrenia, the individual using the pseudo motivation may be unaware of the…
PSI-HITTING
Performance on parapsychology experiment testing that is far above chance expectations.
PSYCHIATRY
The specific study trained for by a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist trains with the thought in mind that biological causes are…
PSYCHING UP
A term used by athletes of all stripes. It refers to getting oneself ready for impending athletic competition. Akin to…