PATHOMIMICRY
noun. aware or unaware imitating, generation, or faking of indicators of illness or disorder. Commonly referred to as pathomimesis.
PATTERN THEORY
a theory preserving that the nerve impulse pattern for pain is generated by severe arousal of non-particular receptors, since there…
PERCEPTUAL DISTURBANCE
a disorder of comprehension, like (i) identifying letters but not terms, (ii) incapacity to determine direction or size, (iii) confusing…
PERCEPTUAL STYLE
the typical way that someone attends to, chooses, changes, and perceives sensory stimulants. Some hold the belief that perceptual operations…
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
1. Reference: performance review. 2. an appraisal of development or decomposition in memory, learning, or both via performance on capacity…
PERINATAL HERPES-VIRUS INFECTION
a complication of infection with herpes simplex type 2 wherein the virus within a pregnant female might be given to…
PERSEVERATION
1. overall, perseverance in doing something to an awesome level or past an adequate point. 2. with regard to neuropsychology,…
PERSONAL CONSTRUCT
one of the concepts by which someone interprets, comprehends, predicts, and tries to manage the world. Comprehending a patient's personal…
PERSONAL-CARE ATTENDANT
an individual hired by someone with a handicap to supply help with activities on an every-day basis.
PERSONALITY INVENTORY
a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which…
PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION
a list of particular precisely defined traits which will be necessary of the successful candidate for a specific task, inclusive…
PERVERSION II
a socially disapproved or unallowed type of behavior, specifically sex-related behaviors.
PHALLIC MOTHER
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the fantasy that the mother figure has a penis.
PHANTOM LIMB
the sensations that an amputated body part is still connected to one's body, frequently cultivated as a tingling or, sometimes,…