PHYSOSTIGMINE
a cholinergic drug utilized in the remediation of glaucoma and to cause contracting of the pupil of the eye. It…
PICTURE-INTERPRETATION TEST
a test wherein the involved party is asked to perceive a visual picture, a drawing, photo, or painting and render…
PILOT SELECTION
the evaluation of a candidate in effort to decide whether they have the dexterity, aptitudes, and psychomotor abilities required to…
PITUITARY GLAND
a gland, pea-sized in humans, which is located at the base of the brain, linked by a stalk to the…
PLATONIC IDEALISM
a general philosophical viewpoint stemming both directly and indirectly from the writings of Plato, which postulate that the phenomena of…
PAIN PERCEPTION
the understanding of physiological pain, generally invoked by stimulants which elicit or threaten to elicit tissue injury. Commonly referred to…
PALEOCEREBELLUM
1. a phylogenetically old portion of the cerebellum, consisting of the majority of the vermis and the cerebellar pyramids. It…
PALPITATION
a swift heartbeat correlated with an anxiety attack, too much stress, or physical over-exertion.
PARACENTRAL VISION
a type of vision which utilizes the retinal area immediately encompassing, but not consisting of, the fovea centralis.
PARADOXICAL TECHNIQUE
a therapeutic method wherein a patient is guided by the therapy professional to keep engaging in unfavored symptomatic behavior, and…
PARAMIMISM
noun. a gesture or other motion which has a connotation to the client although other people might not comprehend its…
PARAPHEMIA
1. a talking disorder characterized by the continual introduction of improper terms or by the meaningless mixture of terms.
PARASOMNIA NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
in the DSM-IV- TR, a diagnostic class reserved for sleep disruptions which are marked by irregular behavior or physiological occurrences…
PARENT COUNSELING
occupational advice of parents on troubles concerning raising their kids, consisting of their own roles in this task.
PARENT-OFFSPRING CONFLICT
a problem which arises whenever parents stop rendering care for present offspring and invest in having the next group of…
PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES
a variation on multiple regression examination modeled for the development of predictive designs whenever there are several very interrelated predictor…