PRIMAL THERAPY
Developed by U.S psychologist Arthur Janov, Primal therapy is a therapy that encourages clients to release their feelings and emotions…
PRIMARY CONTROL
A conscious effort by an individual to gain a sense of control around their surroundings. It is their attempt to…
PRIMARY IDENTIFICATION
A theory in Psychoanalysis addressing the initial and fundamental for of identification. The theory is that primary identification occurs during…
PRIMARY QUALITY
English Philosopher John Locke's philosophy that states the quality of an object is a result of physical property; weight, motion…
PRIMARY VISUAL SYSTEM
The visual pathway in primates. Visual signals follow the path of the retina to the optic nerve, then the optic…
PRINCIPLE OF BELONGINGNESS 1
A learning principle that states that if items are closely related, the connections between them can be more readily formed.…
PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION
A representation in mathematical terms of a probability distribution.
PROBLEM ISOMORPHS
Some problems have identical underlying structure and they require basically the same means to a solution. However, they may vary…
PROCESS ANALYSIS
The analysis of the interaction between therapist and client during psychotherapy. This analysis looks at the evolving relationship between the…
PROCREATIVE SEX
Sexual activity with its main goal being the birth of children and the continuation of the species. Moral judgments have…
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Generally drawn up by individual states, professional licensing is required for many professionals and assure that members have met minimum…
PROGRAM EFFICACY
Similar to program effectiveness, program efficacy draws its conclusion about an intervention using closely controlled scientific conditions.. These may be…
PROGRESSIVE TELEOLOGIC REGRESSION
First described by U.S. psychiatrist Silvio Arieti, Progressive Teleologic Regression is a deliberate return of a subject with schizophrenia to…
PROPANEDIOLS
Derived from propyl alcohol, these compounds were originally developed as antianxiety drugs. Pharmacologically, the are muscle relaxants, depressors of the…
PROPRIATE STRIVING
In the concept as put forth by Gordon W. Allport, Propriate Striving emerges in adolescence with the search for identity.…
PROSTATE GLAND
A male gland that, in humans, surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It is responsible for the secretion…