PHASE SHIFT
1. a disturbance of the normal sleep-wake cycle, with the outcome being that the person is alert during a typical…
PHENOMENOLOGICAL THERAPY
any type of therapy, perhaps best exemplified by patient-centered therapy, wherein the stress is on the patient's management of finding…
PHI COEFFICIENT
a gauge of correlation for two dichotomous random variants. The is the product-moment association whenever both variants are coded (0,1).
PHLEGMATIC TYPE
one of the initial constitutional body types based upon the four humors correlated with Hippocrates and depicted by Galen, who…
PHONEMIC RESTORATION EFFECT
a psycholinguistic phenomenon wherein an individual listening to speech recordings wherein phonemes have been substituted with white noise or have…
PHOTOPERIODISM
noun. the physiological and behavioral responses of plants and animals to modifications in the length of days or in the…
PHYSICAL MODALITY
a therapy-based intervention which consists of the utilization of a physical agent, like ice or heat.
PHYSIOLOGICAL NYSTAGMUS
the normal minor, swift motion of the eyes which allows sustained observation of a scene
PIAGETIAN TASK
any one of a multitude of jobs cultivated by Jean Piaget to evaluate the mental skills of infants, kids, or…
PIERRE ROBIN'S SYNDROME
a congenital disorder with anomalies which include micrognathia and cleft palate. Severe eye disorders take place in most afflicted people,…
PINEAL GLAND
a small, cone-shaped gland adhered by a stalk to the posterior wall of the brain's third ventricle. With regard to…
PLACE THEORY
the theory which posits that (i) various frequencies arouse various places along the basilar membrane and (ii) pitch is coded…
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA (PPFA)
an establishment which encourages full reproductive and complementary medical services- advocates public policy which guarantees everyone has such services available…
PLAY THERAPY
the utilization of play activities and materials in child psychotherapy. Play-therapy methods are based upon the theory positing that such…
PACINIAN CORPUSCLE
a form of cutaneous receptor organ which is sensitive to vibration and contact. It contains a nerve-fiber ending encompassed by…
PALINOPSIA
the continuation or reappearance of an image after the stimulant has been eliminated. Palinopsia is correlated with posterior brain damage,…