A   B    C   D   E    F    G   H    I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z  

Paraphilia

Paraphilia (in Greek 'para' pa?? = besides and '-philia' f???a = love) is a Paraphilia term recently used to indicate sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity.

Parapsychology

Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or to gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science.

Personality

In psychology, personality describes the character of emotion, thought, and behavior patterns unique to a person. There are several theoretical perspectives on personality in psychology, which involve different ideas about the relationship between personality and other psychological constructs, as well as different theories about the way personality develops.

Persuasion

The word "persuasion" is usually used in distinction to coercion, which involves the use of violence or other kinds of force, or the threat of such force in order to get someone to act against his will.

Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind is the philosophical study of the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and consciousness. These areas give rise to some very difficult problems and questions, and there are many opinions as to their solutions and answers.

Philosophy of psychology

Philosophy of psychology typically refers to a set of issues at the theoretical foundations of modern psychology.

Phonology

Phonology (Greek phone = voice/sound and logos = word/speech), is a subfield of linguistics closely associated with phonetics. Whereas phonetics is about the physical production and perception of sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function - within a given language or across languages.

Prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia (sometimes known as face blindness) is a rare disorder of face perception where the ability to perceive and understand faces is impaired, although other basic perceptual skills (such as recognising and discriminating objects) may be relatively intact.

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience refers to any body of knowledge, methodology, or practice that is erroneously regarded as scientific.

Psycholinguistics

Psycholinguistics or linguistics of psychology is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language.

Psychology

Psychology (Classical Greek: psyche = "soul" or "mind", logos = "study of") is an academic and applied field involving the study of behaviour, mind and thought and the subconscious neurological bases of behaviour.

Psychosis

Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for mental states in which the components of rational thought and perception are severely impaired. Persons experiencing a psychosis may experience hallucinations, hold paranoid or delusional beliefs, demonstrate personality changes and exhibit disorganized thinking (see thought disorder).