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Physical environments is the natural settings, such as forests and beaches, as well as environments built by humans, such as buildings, ships, and cities.

Physical Examination refers to the inspection and examination of patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical Physical Examination includes: 1. inspection (looking at the body) 2. palpation (feeling the body with hands) 3. auscultation (listening to sounds) 4. percussion (producing sounds)

Physical fitness refers to a broad term describing healthful levels of cardiovascular function, strength, and flexibility ; fitness is specific to the activities performed.

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Physical neglect refers to the Failure to provide for a child"s basic physical needs, including refusal of or delay in seeking health care, inadequate provision of food, abandonment,

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Deutsch: Körperliches Spiel / Español: Juego físico / Português: Jogo físico / Français: Jeu physique / Italiano: Gioco fisico

Physical Play in the psychology context refers to spontaneous, body-based activities that involve movement, coordination, and physical interaction with the environment or others. It includes running, jumping, climbing, rough-and-tumble play, dancing, or using playground equipment—and is especially important in childhood development, but also relevant in therapeutic and adult contexts.

This form of play supports motor skills, emotional regulation, social bonding, and cognitive growth. It allows individuals to explore physical boundaries, express emotions somatically, and process experiences through movement.

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Physical regularities refer to regularly occurring physical properties of the environment. For example, there are more vertical and horizontal orientations in the environment than oblique (angled) orientations.

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Physical rehabilitation is defined as a program of activities for chronically ill or disabled persons geared toward helping them use their bodies as much as possible, sense changes in the environment and in themselves so as to make appropriate physical accommodations, learn new physical and management skills if necessary, pursue a treatment regimen, and learn how to control the expenditure of energy.

Physical state is a term in Self-efficacy Theory that refers to the state of arousal or excitement that provides information as one makes a judgment whether one is likely to succeed or fail in a certain task.