PSYCHOGENIC NEED
U.S. psychologist Henry Alexander Murray defined psychogenic need as concerned with emotional satisfaction in opposition to biological satisfaction. Such psychogenic…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT
Any cognitive, emotional or behavioral performance of an individual that is below average.
PSYCHOLOGICAL NETWORK
A group of individual's in a person's life that offer emotional support and with whom the individual reacts on a…
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
The study of the relationship between psychological factors, the nervous system and the endocrine system as that relationship determines behavior…
PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH
The emphasis on social and cultural influences in psychological theory, research and practices.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy is a service provided by a trained psychotherapist in an effort to recognize and treat mental, emotional and behavioral…
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
In civil law, the amount of money awarded to a plaintive and to be paid by the defendant. The amount…
PURKINJE FIGURES
The visual recognition of one's own retinal blood vessels. Possible by shining a bright light through the sclera of the…
PUSH-DOWN STACK
A model used to illustrate memory. The model compares memory to a stack of cafeteria trays. New pieces of memory…
PRESENILITY
A form of dementia that typically manifests itself prior to a patient's 65th birthday.
PRESSURED SPEECH
Pressured speech can be associated with mania and usually manifests as uncontrolled
PREVALENCE
A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called…
PRIMACY EFFECT
The Primacy Effect is characterized by a tendency on the part of an observer to be more influenced by items…
PRIMARY CARE
Primary care is the first course of care once a patient decides to seek help from a hospital, clinic or…
PRIMARY ENVIRONMENT
The environment that is basic to a person's life, allowing essential human interactions to occur. Examples would be a home,…