Glossary P
Glossary P
Passive touch refers to a situation in which a person passively receives tactile stimulation that is presented by someone else.
Passive transformation refers to a transformational rule that transforms the deep structure of an active sentence into the passive voice.
Passive victims (of aggression) refer to socially withdrawn and anxious children whom bullies torment, even though they appear to have done nothing to trigger such abuse
Passive-Aggressive is a Personality disorder characterized by expression of aggressive behavior in a passive way, such as procrastination, stubbornness, or inefficiency. The term was first introduced to describe uncooperative soldiers, in a 1945 US War Department technical bulletin. Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder is no longer recognized as a proper diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association.
Deutsch: Vergangenheitsorientierte Frage / Español: Pregunta centrada en el pasado / Português: Questão centrada no passado / Français: Question axée sur le passé / Italiano: Domanda focalizzata sul passato /
Past-focused question refers to a type of structured-interview question that taps an applicant’s experience.
Past-Life Memories are mental images that are believed to be memories of previous lives.
Please see also Reincarnation, Past-life regression.
Past-Life Regression refers to a technique of hypnosis involving regressing people to supposed previous lives. (See also Reincarn