PRIMARY DATA
The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.
PRIMARY MASOCHISM
Theoretically, the part of the aggressive or death instinct directed inward to the individual after absorption and direction of a…
PRIMARY REPRESSION
A theory in Psychoanalysis that describes the first phase of repression. Ideas associated with instinctual desires are identified and prevented…
PRINCIPLE OF INERTIA
Also referred to as the inertia principle, this psychoanalytical theory explains the tendency of an organism to expend as little…
PRIVATE PRACTICE 1
A medical professional operating as a self-employed provider of care. For nations with public health care, private practice refers to…
PROBABILITY MASS FUNCTION
A function in mathematics that assigns a value to the probability of a random variable taking on that value.
PROBLEM SPACE
The problem space is a set of all possible and logical steps to take to arrive at the solution to…
PROCESS EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
Proposed by Canadian psychologist Leslie Greenberg, Process Experiential Psychotherapy focuses on the moment-to-moment experiences of the client in an attempt…
PRODROMAL SYNDROME
A syndrome characterized by traits the may predispose an individual to develop a psychological or neurological disorder.
PROFESSIONAL-APTITUDE TEST
A professional aptitude test is used in such fields as psychology, law, nursing, medicine and others to select candidates for…
PROGRAM IMPACT
Once a program has been designed to produce a specific type of good or service, the program impact looks at…
PROGRESSIVE-RATIO SCHEDULE
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is only presented upon the completion of a set number of responses.…
PROPRIOCEPTION
Also called proprioceptive sense, proprioception is the sense of body movement and position. This sense come from stimulation of proproceptors…
PROSTIGMIN
One of the trade names for neostigmine, a drug used to improve muscle tone in patients suffering from the muscle…
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
A method that calls for subjects to think out loud during the performance of a task. Written transcripts are then…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…