POSTVENTION
noun. the emotional release necessary for helpers and other people who work with those who have endured a traumatic occurence…
PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE
the capacity to utilize language properly in a particular framework or scenario.
PRECIPITATING CAUSE
the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical…
PREDICTOR DISPLAY
with regard to ergonomics, a demonstration which comprises preview data guiding the operator of system status at some place in…
PREFIGURATIVE CULTURE
a culture or society wherein individuals commonly learn from those younger than themselves. Due to the very swift rate of…
PREMARITAL COUNSELING
educational and supportive advice rendered to people planning marriage by a clergy member skilled in counseling, a therapy professional, or…
PRENATAL CARE
health, medical, and educational services rendered to or attained by a woman while she is pregnant. Such services are aimed…
PREPARATION
noun. with regard to mental psychology, the procedure involved in escalating readiness for an activity.
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
a technique for reproducing a specific RNA or DNA chain multi-fold, permitting amplification for chaining or manipulating the chain.
POLYSURGICAL ADDICTION
a condition marked by a compulsive urge to undergo continual surgeries even whenever organic pathology can't be located. The condition…
POPULATION VECTOR
the mechanism utilized in the motor cortex to encode the direction of an objective motion. The activity within each neuron…
POSITIONAL ALCOHOL NYSTAGMUS (PAN)
a type of horizontal nystagmus which continues subsequent to a horizontal alteration in head position and is generated by alcohol…
POSITIVE HIT RATE
1. the amount of times wherein the selection of a specific alternative proved to be accurate is divided by the…
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)
a method utilized to assess cerebral metabolism utilizing radiolabeled tracers that disperse positrons as they're metabolized. This method allows recording…