SERIAL METHOD
A method of experimentation where cues or stimuli are presented in a set sequence.
SEROTONIN RECEPTOR
These are the receptors binding and responding to serotonin. They are in the brain and peripheral areas.
SEX CHROMOSOME
These are the chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual. A person with XX chromosomes is a girl and…
SEX REVERSAL ON Y (SRY)
the area of the "Y" chromosome that determines the sex of a person. See sex differentiation.
PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
the view postulating that humans are governed by the favor for instinctual pleasure, or satisfaction, and for the release of…
PNEUMOGRAPH
noun. an tool which documents the motions or volume alter of the lungs. The documentation is generated either by electric…
POLAR OPPOSITES
end points of a polar continuum, wherein a parameter progresses from one pole to its adversary.
POLYDIPSIA
noun. too much or irregular thirst, commonly for extended periods of time. It might stem from organic causes or might…
PONTOCEREBELLAR PATHWAY
a neural pathway within the brain containing nerve fibers which stem from the pontine nuclei to the cerebellum. The cerebellum…
POSITIVE AFFECT
the internal feeling state which takes place whenever an objective has been achieved, a source of danger has been abstained…
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
1. an escalation in the likelihood of the happening of some activity because that activity results in the display of…
POSTCAPTIVITY HEALTH PROBLEMS
health dilemmas which cultivate after a time of captivity, particularly in POW's, that might be inclusive of traumas, post-traumatic distress…
POSTERIOR CORTEX
with regard to neuroanatomy, the occipital cortex of mammals, inclusive of the striate cortex.
POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS
psychotic indicators which take place in women briefly following the birth of a child, frequently correlated with postpartum depression.
POSTTRAUMATIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
a personality disorder sometimes seen following a serious head trauma. Some people come to be indifferent and withdrawn, but most…
POTZL'S SYNDROME
a type of pure alexia correlated with visual field faults and disruptions of the color sense. The syndrome is thought…