Glossary P

Glossary P

- Panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) : panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA ) refers to fear and avoidance of situations the person believes might induce a dreaded panic attack.

- Panic disorder without Agoraphobia (PD) : - Panic disorder without Agoraphobia (PD) : panic disorder without agoraphobia (PD) refers to panic attacks experienced without development of Agoraphobia.

Panic room refers to a "safe room" that people can hole up in the event of an emergency which range from simple room to high tech room that protects the occupants againts calamities,

Panopticon is a term used to refer to a prison designed by Jeremy Bentham which was to be a circular building with cells along the circumference, each clearly visible from a central location

Panpsychism refers to the belief that everything in the universe experiences consciousness.

Pantheism refers to the belief that God is present everywhere and in everything.

Paper tiger refers to one who is outwardly strong and powerful but is in fact powerless and ineffectual.

Paper Trail refers to "a series of documents by which the police can 'follow' a person".