Glossary P

Primordial images refers to the images that make up the collective unconscious.

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Principal diagnosis refers to the disorder that is considered to be the primary reason the individual seeks professional help.

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Principals refer to the perpetrators of a criminal act.

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Principle of closure refers to the tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete.

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Principle of common region refers to a modern Gestalt principle that states that elements that are within the same region of space appear to be grouped together.

Principle of componential recovery refers to a principle of the recognition-by-components model that states that we can rapidly and correctly identify an object if we can perceive its indiv

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Principle of conservation of energy states that the energy within a system is constant; therefore, it cannot be added to or subtracted from but only transformed from one form to another.

Principle of contemporaneity refers to Lewin's contention that only present facts can influence present thinking and behavior. Past experiences can be influential only if a person is presently aware of them.