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POSITIVE SELF-REGARD

an outlook of self-esteem or self-value. Positive self-regard is frequently sought as an objective in remediation and is nurtured by

PREJUDICE

noun. 1. a negative outlook toward another individual or group of people shaped prior to of any encounters with the

POSITIVE TRANSFERENCE

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, displacement onto the therapy professional of emotions of idealization, love, attachment, or other good feelings

PRENATAL COUNSELING

counseling rendered to couples or to single females who are pregnant, or planning for a pregnancy. Sometimes, it also encompasses

POTENTIAL

noun. 1. the ability to cultivate or come into existence. 2. electric potential, gauged in volts: a property of an

PRENATAL INFLUENCE

any impact on the growing organism between conception and birth. Prenatal influences are inclusive of radiation impacts, maternal illnesses, substance

POVERTY OF SPEECH

excessively short speech with minimal elaborations which takes place in schizophrenia or sometimes in the framework of a major depressive

PRENATAL PERIOD

the growth-related time between conception and birth. With regard to human beings, it is generally separated into the germinal, embryonic,

PRACTICE

repeating of an act, behavior, or sequence of activities, frequently to better performance or learn an ability or trade.

PREOEDIPAL

1. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, regarding to the initial phases of psychosexual growth, prior to the cultivation of the

PRAGMATICS

with regard to language, the study of linguistics with regard to its operational communicative properties instead of its official and

PREOPERATIONAL STAGE

with regard to Jean Piaget's theory, the second major occurrence of mental growth, approximately between 2 and 7 years old,

PLEASURE PRINCIPLE

the view postulating that humans are governed by the favor for instinctual pleasure, or satisfaction, and for the release of

PRECAUSAL THINKING

the propensity of a young kid to interpret natural occurrences, like clouds, wind, and rain, with consideration to intentions and

PREOPERATIONAL THOUGHT

the representative, prelogical and intuitive thinking typical of kids in the second major phase of mental growth.

POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION

the transmission of political norms via cultural agents, like educational facilities, mothers, fathers, or other caregivers, peers and friends, or

PRECIPITATING CAUSE

the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical

PREPARED LEARNING

a species-specific and inborn propensity to rapidly acquire a particular kind of insight. Some correlations between stimulants, reactions, and supports

POLYMORPHISM

noun. 1. with regard to biology, the condition of possessing many physical or behavioral kinds within a species or populace.

PRECISION GRIP

the way of grabbing hold of an item between the opposed tactile pads of the tips of the fingers and