Personality Disorders

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PREDICTOR VARIABLE

with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,

POSITIVE AFFECT

the internal feeling state which takes place whenever an objective has been achieved, a source of danger has been abstained

PREDISPOSITION

noun. 1. a vulnerability to forming a disorder or illness, the actual growth of which is started by the interaction

POSITIVE FEEDBACK

1. an organization whereby some of the output of a system, whether biological or mechanical is fed back to escalate

PREFERENCE

noun. 1. with regard to conditioning, the likelihood of occurrence of one of at least two consecutively accessible reactions, generally

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

a field of psychological theory and research which centers upon the psychological states, personal characteristics and strengths, and cultural institutions

PREJUDICE

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

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

1. an escalation in the likelihood of the happening of some activity because that activity results in the display of

PREOCCUPATION

noun. In a place of being lost in one's thoughts and self-absorbed, that spans from temporary absent-mindedness to an indication

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

PREPOTENT RESPONSE

a reaction which is superior to other potential reactions.

POSITIVE SELF-TALK

the covert expression of concepts which encourage the development of an ideal performance state and are driving or self-enhancing.

PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGE

the legal privilege to prescribe drugs and other medicines required for the remediation of medical or cognitive health troubles.

POSITIVE TRANSFERENCE

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

POSITIVIST CRIMINOLOGY

an approach which attempts to explain criminal actions not as an exercise of free will or of one's choosing, but

POSTPOSITIVISM

noun. 1. the general stance of American psychology since the mid-twentieth century, whenever it stopped being dominated by logical positivism,

POWERLESSNESS

a state of mind wherein people feel they have no control over or effect on aspects or occurrences which impact

PRACTICE

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

POLYSURGICAL ADDICTION

a condition marked by a compulsive urge to undergo continual surgeries even whenever organic pathology can't be located. The condition

PRECIPITATING CAUSE

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