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PSYCHOGRAPHICS

An extensive demographic survey looking at values, activities, opinions and interests of populations of an audience or potential audience used

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in persons who do not fit an established criteria of psychological disorder. Psychological distress is

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALE 1

A measurement for a psychological variable or psychological function. i.e. IQ. An instrument to make such a measurement.

PSYCHOMETRICIAN

A trained individual who administers psychological tests and is charged with the interpretation of their results. Psychometricians work with and

PSYCHONOSOLOGY

The classification of mental disorders in a systematic order.

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

A science dealing with the relationship between psychological and physiological functioning, as that relationship pertains to both processes and behavior.

PSYCHOSOCIAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

Psychosocial Mental Developmental delay refers to a significant lag in one or more areas of development.

PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

Any severe mental disorder characterized by impairment of function in life. The accuracy of perception and thought is severely diminished

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

Services designed to improve and maintain health in the community. In some instances, public health also refers to the tax-supported

PULFRICH EFFECT

The effect from viewing a pendulum swing with one eye in a normal state and the other utilizing a dimming

PUPILLOMETRICS (PUPILOMETRICS)

The science involved with the measurement of the pupil of the eye. In psychology, a research method that notes the

PURPOSE IN LIFE

The internal recognition that a goal in the process of living exists. Purpose of life is considered essential in the

PYCNODYSOSTOSIS IPYKNODYSOSTOSIS)

A genetic disease characterized by the development of short stature and dense, but brittle, bones. Approximately one in five sufferers

PRESENTING SYMPTOM

A presenting symptom is the symptom described by a subject when explaining their reason for wanting treatment.

PRESCRIPTIVISM

A belief that one form of a language has superiority over another form.

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.