PRESENTING SYMPTOM
A presenting symptom is the symptom described by a subject when explaining their reason for wanting treatment.
PREVENTIVE CARE
Proactive strategies for care designed to prevent a disease's impact on a group of subjects. Examples being routine exams, immunizations…
PRIMAL FATHER
The Primal Father refers to a mythical leader slain by either his own sons or other young males. The Primal…
PRIMARY CAUSE
The primary cause is an occurrence that would make an individual more vulnerable to a particular disorder. Such disorder would…
PRIMARY HOMOSEXUALITY
Primary homosexuals are individuals who have never experienced sexual desire for or activities with the opposite sex.
PRIMARY POSITION
With the body and head upright, primary position refers to the binocular fixation while looking straight ahead.
PRIMARY TASTE CORTEX
Located in the cerebral cortex, the primary taste cortex is the first area of the brain to receive and process…
PRINCIPAL-AXIS FACTOR ANALYSIS
Also known as common factor analysis, principal-axis factor analysis attempts to find the least number of factors accounting for the…
PRISON PSYCHOSIS
A psychosis brought upon by actual or anticipated incarceration in prison. If the subject is vulnerable to schizophrenic tendencies, prison…
PROBABILISTIC HYPOTHESIS
Probability Hypothesis focuses on the likelihood (probability) of an event rather than being a fool-proof predictor of an outcome
PROBLEM BOX
A test that utilizes a simple box with fastening that the test subject must learn to manipulate to either open…
PROCEDURAL RATIONALITY
Rather than rationalizing the decision, procedural rationalization shows the rationality of the process or processes that were used to arrive…
PROCESS-REACTIVE
In relation to a disease model describing schizophrenia. This model differentiates between gradual onset of symptoms (process) in which a…
PROFESSION
Any occupation that requires specialized knowledge based on guidelines and rules of conduct previously established to govern such items as…
PROGESTOGENS
Progestogens are steroids used in oral contraceptives, medications for menstrual disorders and hormone replacement therapy. They can be derived from…
PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION
A relaxation technique that trains an individual to identify tension in various muscle groups and then relaxing that tension one…
PROJECTIVE PLAY
A form of play therapy utilizing dolls and other types of toys. Children are allowed to use the toys to…
PROPAEDEUTIC
Instructions that serve as an introduction before formal instruction on the full concept begins. Also an introduction to any are…