POLAR BODY
any of at least one tiny cell which is generated by separation of oocytes during the cultivation of female gametes.
POLYMORPHOUS PERVERSITY
in the traditional psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, the reaction of the human infant to multiple types of normal, everyday…
PONTINE NUCLEUS
any of many nuclei within the basal pons. They are recipients of fibers from the cerebral cortex and also send…
PORNOGRAPHY
noun. writings or pictures with carnal content which are probably of causing carnal arousal in some people. Legal perceptions vary,…
POSITIVE ACCELERATION
a situation wherein the successive gains as an outcome of learning or practice escalate across trials.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
a field of psychological theory and research which centers upon the psychological states, personal characteristics and strengths, and cultural institutions…
POSTERIOR COMMISSURE
a big group of nerve fibers within the brain which passes over the midline of the epithalamus just dorsal to…
POSTPARTUM EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE 1
any mood disorder which impacts women after the birth of a child. 2. ups and downs with regard to mood…
POSTTRAUMATIC DISORDERS
emotional or other disruptions whose indications present after a person has endured a traumatic encounter. Typically inclusive of the dissociative…
POWERLESSNESS
a state of mind wherein people feel they have no control over or effect on aspects or occurrences which impact…
PRAXIOLOGY
1. the analysis of human actions, or the science of efficient action. 2. psychology as the analysis of human actions…
PRECLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
the region of psychopharmacology which comes before the actual clinical employment of a new drug on a person or a…
PREDATORY BEHAVIOR
behavior wherein an animal stalks, attacks, and murders another animal. Predatory behavior has been depicted with regard to foraging and…
PREECLAMPSIA
noun. an escalation in blood pressure, correlated with swelling or proteinuria, or both, taking place in a pregnant woman. There…
PREGANGLIONIC AUTONOMIC NEURON
any neuron of the SNS whose cell body resides within the CNS and which transmits its axon to a ganglion…
PREMEDITATION
noun. a purposeful resolve to engage in a crime, particularly a violent one, as shown by proof of planning or…
PRENATAL INFLUENCE
any impact on the growing organism between conception and birth. Prenatal influences are inclusive of radiation impacts, maternal illnesses, substance…