PARASUICIDE
noun. a range of behaviors consisting of purposeful self-harm which lands short of taking one's life and might or might…
PARENT EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING (PET)
a group of standards rendering guidance for prosocial interactions between kids and parents corresponding to discipline, correspondence, and accountable unions.
PARENTS ANONYMOUS
a peer-led, professionally produced group for parents who desire to acquire more effective techniques of parenting, hence strengthening families and…
PARTIAL LIPODYSTROPHY
a lipid-metabolism disorder which is generally learned during infancy. There is a symmetric lack of adipose tissue in the facial…
PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION
a form of program assessment wherein the people who rendered a service also have a part in the assessment of…
PASSIVE LEARNING
1. acquisition which might take place without the objective to learn, via exposure to data or behavior. 2. acquisition which…
PASSIVITY PHENOMENA
phenomena wherein people feel that some factor of themselves is under the management of other people. These factors can comprise…
PATHOLOGICAL DOUBT
1. irregular worry about having failed to engage in a specific action. Pathological doubt is a typical aspect of OCD.…
PATRILOCAL
adjective. designating a living situation wherein a married pair live with or in close distance to the husband's father or…
PAYNE V TENNESSEE
a case resulting in a 1991 American Supreme Court judgment mandating that the admission of victim impact statements in court…
PEER RATING
the assessment of a person's actions by their associates. In child growth research, peer ratings are at times attained from…
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.
PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY
1. the capacity to preserve a comprehension of the properties of an item, regardless of modifications in the authentic stimulant…
PERCEPTUAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM (PRS)
a memory system whose purpose is to recognize items and terms, permitting rapid identification of formerly encountered stimulants. Comprehensions are…
PEREGRINATION
broad or excessive traveling from one place to another. Peregrination is one of the vital aspects of Munchautilizen syndrome: The…
PERIPHERAL NERVE FIBER CLASSIFICATION
the categorization of peripheral nerve fibers in accordance with their diameters, speeds of conduction, and positions. They lie in three…