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PSYCHOSIS

Any abnormal mental state with characteristics of serious impairment in the higher brain functions such as perception, cognition and/or cognitive

PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY

The psychological facts and principles utilized when applying psychology in a practical way. 2. The actual application of said knowledge

PTYALISM 1

An excess production of saliva. The condition may be associated with epilepsy, some medications, emotional reaction or anxiety. 2. Also

PUDENDAL NERVE

A sensory/motor nerve responsible carrying fibers to the perineal region from the second, third and fouth sacral nerves. It has

PUNISHMENT

A factor in operant conditioning. Basically, the process that makes a certain response to a stimulus less probable. As an

PURKINJC-SANSON IMAGES

In the human eye, Purkinje-Sanson images are three reflectd images of an object consisting of a reflection from the outer

PUSH MODEL

The opposite of a pull model. It is the theory emphasizing the impulse of a negative stimulus on a person's

PYRIDOSTIGMINE

U.S. trade name: Mestinon, this drug is used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

PRESENILE DEMENTIA

When a patient begins suffering

PRESSURE SENSE

The physical sensation of pressure manifested in the body or on the skin.

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 MICROCEPHALY

A birth disorder primarily evidenced only by microcephaly. The face, while normal-sized, is accompanied by a small cranial cavity with

PRIMARY SKIN SENSES

Like primary colors, primary skin senses are the basic senses felt by the skin. They are: heat, cold, pressure and

PRIMITIVE

An adjective for belonging to the earliest stages of development in a particular field. It is possible to be described

PRINCIPLED NEGOTIATION

Principled negotiations have as their goal an honest and fair resolution of an issue regardless of interpersonal relations between the

PRIVILEGED ACCESS

The ability of an individual to experience their relationship with their private, subjective experiences. Those experienced being accessible only to

PROBAND

Also called the index case, the proband is the individual in a family whose genetic disorder forms the center from