PERSUASION THERAPY
a kind of supportive psychotherapy wherein the therapy professional tries to get the patient to change flawed outlooks and behavior…
PHAGOCYTOSIS
noun. the procedure by which solid particles, inclusive of foreign compounds, food pieces, and other cells, are engulfed by cells…
PHANTASMAGORIA
1. a shifting sequence of confused or deceptive pictures. 2. An apparition of spirits or ghostly entities.
PHARMACOTHERAPY
noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…
PHENOMENISTIC CAUSALITY
with regard to the theory of Jean Piaget, an inference of causality between occurrences, drawn only on the premise of…
PHENYLPYRUVIC OLIGOPHRENIA
an intense type of cognitive retardation which is correlated with or because of an innate error of metabolism of phenylalanine,…
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
the department of philosophy committed to the analysis and perception of science and its growth. It is regarded with such…
PHONOLOGICAL RECODING
the utilization of reading abilities to transform written symbols into noises and words.
PHOTOMANIA U
1. an irregular craving for light, specifically sunlight. 2. worshiping of the sun.
PHOTOTROPISM
noun. an orienting reaction, particularly of a plant, either toward or veered away from light. It is obviously different from…
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
an evaluation of the body and its particular acts, usually by a doctor or other medical professional, using examination, auscultation,…
PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS
aspects regarding the acts of a living organism and its parts in addition to the physical and chemical procedures engaged…
PILTZ'S REFLEX
an automatic and indeliberate escalation in the size of the pupil whenever attending to an item or occurence.
PLACE ATTACHMENT
feelings of linkage or relation to a geographic locale which renders safety and comfort and contributes to identity. Alone and…
PLANNED BEHAVIOR
behavior which is under the living being's direct management, in contrast to more reactive actions or reflexive behavior. In social…
PLATYKURTIC
depicting a distribution of scores flatter than a normal distribution, that being, having more scores at the extremes and less…
P FACTOR ANALYSIS
factor analysis which consists of statistically examining many reactions given by a sole person across many events, instead of analyzing…