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…
PACHYGYRIA
noun. a brain malformation wherein the convolutions of the cerebral cortex are irregularly thick. It is generally joined by a…
PAINT SNIFFING
a form of substance abuse consisting of the inhaling of the fumes of volatile solvents like paint thinners.
PANCREATITIS
noun. A swelling of the pancreas, characterized by serious and intense abdominal pain and resulting from biliary tract illnesses or…
PAPERLESS OFFICE
a place of work wherein computers, instead of papers, letters, and books, are utilized for correspondence, documents, and so on.
PARAGRAMMATISM
a type of aphasia involving supplements, reversals, or exclusions of noises or syllables within terms or reversals of terms within…
PARALLEL SEARCH
with regard to a search job, the procedure involved in searching for several objects at the same time, with no…
PARANOID IDEATION
cognitive processes consisting of continual suspicion and non-delusional beliefs of being persecuted, tormented, or treated in an unfair manner by…
PARAPHRASIC ERROR
an error which causes incoherent talking, most frequently from mixing present terms, removing syllables from terms, or producing new terms
PARATHYROID GLAND
a small, coupled endocrine gland located in the region of the thyroid gland. It disperses parathyroid hormone, that is involved…
PARENTAL IMPERATIVE
a hypothesis postulating that while at raising kids, both males and females take on distinct, stereotypic gender roles as a…
PART CORRELATION
the relation between two variants with the impact of a third variant eliminated from one of the two variants. Commonly…
PARTIALLY ORDERED SCALE
a scale of gauging which lands halfway between a nominal scale and an ordinal scale, such which the scaling units…