Psychology Glossary: P Index
These are brief definitions of psychology terms beginning with P. Click on the term for a more detailed definition.
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Definition
Paranoid personality disorder is a chronic and pervasive condition characterized by disruptive patterns of thought, behavior, and functioning...
Paranoid personality disorder is a chronic and pervasive condition characterized by disruptive patterns of thought, behavior, and functioning...
Personality Definition
Personality is made up the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique...
Personality is made up the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique...
Phallic Stage Definition
The phallic stage is the third stage of Freud’s stages of psychosexual development, lasting from age three years to six years...
The phallic stage is the third stage of Freud’s stages of psychosexual development, lasting from age three years to six years...
Phobia Definition
According to the American Psychiatric Association, a phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation...
According to the American Psychiatric Association, a phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation...
Pleasure Principle Definition
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the pleasure principle is the driving force of the id...
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the pleasure principle is the driving force of the id...
Preconscious Definition
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the preconscious mind is part of the conscious mind and includes our memory...
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the preconscious mind is part of the conscious mind and includes our memory...
Prejudice Definition
Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group...
Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group...
Preoperational Stage
In Piaget's stages of cognitive development, a period between ages two and six...
In Piaget's stages of cognitive development, a period between ages two and six...
Primary Process Definition
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the primary process works to resolve tension created by the pleasure principle...
In Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the primary process works to resolve tension created by the pleasure principle...
Priming
Priming refers to a increased sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience...
Priming refers to a increased sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience...
Psychology Definition
Psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior...
Psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior...