PRETEST SENSITIZATION
A phenomena that could have an effect (and to what extent) on a subject when the actual treatment commences.
PRICK EXPERIENCE
A subject's reaction to the sensation when exposed to the application of a pin, needle or minor electrical stimulus is…
PRIMARY APPRAISAL
As proposed by U.S. psychologist Richard S. Lazarus, primary appraisal evaluates the relevance of an incident to a person's goals,…
PRIMARY DRIVE
An essential drive in living creatures created when a necessary item is missing. (e.g. water or shelter. Also the need…
PRIMARY MENTAL DEFICIENCY
A term for intelligence that is below average; genetically based.
PRIMARY SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
A sexual dysfunction that has always existed in an individual's life. Primary sexual dysfunction is present in all sexual context.
PRIMIPAROUS
A woman who has given birth only once. The birth may result in one or multiple children.
PRINCIPLE OF PROPORTIONALITY
A relatively simple judicial philosophy that states the punishment should fit the crime; Biblically, the "eye for an eye, tooth…
PROBABILOGICAL MODEL
A theory that makes the contention that beliefs are interlinked groups of syllogisms. In their vertical structure they contain two…
PROBLEM-ORIENTED RECORD (POR)
a problem-oriented record takes into account four components of patient-centered care. They are a database with history, physical exams and…
PROCESS OBSERVER
Whether formally assigner or simply assumed by one of its members, a process observer becomes tasked with observing the working…
PRODUCTIVE LOVE
Psychoanalytically, the ability of establishing close and interdependent relationships that respect individuality. Essential components include admirable qualities like respect, responsibility…
PROFILE ANALYSIS
A profile analysis is a multivariate statistical technique designed to compare groups of individuals using both the shape of their…
PROGRAM OUTCOME
Program Outcome is the total of all effects arising from the program's implementation.
PROJECT METHOD
The project method is designed to rely minimally on the teacher. This teaching structure is designed to allow students to…
PROPORTIONALITY
In the field of statistics, proportionality is the relationship between two variables under the conditions the one changes in constant…
PROSOCIAL AGGRESSION
That form of aggression that is called upon to halt or prevent a social wrong. As in tripping a person…