PSYCHOGENIC DISORDER
A disorder that examination has shown has no identifiable medical cause and is believed to be psychologically related.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ATOMISM
A school of thought in psychology that the content of mind can be distilled down to discrete and independent units…
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an…
PSYCHOLOGIST
A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).…
PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION
A general slowing of mental and physical activity including speech, thinking and movements. It is a common symptom of depression.…
PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY
The study and use of pharmacological agents in mental disorders. For example, depression is treated with the administration of anti-depressants.…
PSYCHOSEXUAL TRAUMA
A traumatic sexual experienced, experienced in younger life, that has a profound effect on current sexual dysfunction with concurrent emotional…
PSYCHOTECHNICS
Applying psychological principles in a practical way to economics, sociology, business and other disciplines. 2. Using psychological principles to alter…
PUBLIC-SPEAKING ANXIETY
Generally regarded as a form of social phobia, public-speaking anxiety is the fear that appearing before the public while giving…
PURSUITMETER
A device used to test a subject's ability to follow a moving target. Also an archaic term for a pursuit…
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…