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PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER

a mood disorder in females which starts at different times for different women, but always within the period of time

PRENATAL MASCULINIZATION

the masculinizing impacts of androgens on fetal carnal anatomy and on neural pathways in the brain before birth.

PREPAREDNESS

a hereditarily impacted predisposition for particular stimulants to be more sufficient than other people in inducing specific reactions.

PRESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR

an approach to grammar wherein a sequence of rules is utilized to differentiate appropriate usage from its inappropriate counterpart and

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

POLYNEUROPATHY

noun. any illness which impacts multiple or all of the peripheral nerves.

PONTOCEREBELLAR PATHWAY

a neural pathway within the brain containing nerve fibers which stem from the pontine nuclei to the cerebellum. The cerebellum

PORPHYRIA

a metabolic disorder consisting of the secretion of too much or irregular porphyrins in the urine. The acute intermittent type

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 Some people come to be indifferent and withdrawn, but most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

PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE TASK

a job necessitating the demonstration of practical intelligence.

PRCMORBID ABILITIES

an approximation of a person's psychological capacities before a neurological injury or illness which is utilized to identify the extent