Glossary P

Glossary P

Parametric test is a test of statistical inference in which assumptions are made about the underlying population distributions, usually that they are normally distributed. Parametric test is likewise, a hypothesis test that uses sample means or sample correlations to evaluate a hypothesis about the corresponding population. Parametric tests rely on sample data consisting of numerical scores.

Paramnesia is dfined as a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused. Likewise, Paramnesia is defined as the inability to recall the correct meaning of a word.

Paranoia refer to people’s irrational beliefs that they are especially important (delusions of grandeur) or that other people are seeking to do them harm.

paranoid personality disorder refers to Cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder involving pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.

Paranoid psychosis refers to a delusional disorder centered especially on delusions of persecution.

Paranoid schizophrenia is a syndrome marked by delusions and hallucinations that involve themes of persecution and grandiosity. It is Schizophrenia marked by a preoccupation with delusions or by frequent auditory hallucinations related to a single theme, especially grandeur or persecution; characterized by a preoccupation with one or more delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations It is a type of schizophrenia dominated by delusions of persecution, along with delusions of grandeur.

paranoid type of schizophrenia refers to the type of Schizophrenia in which symptoms primarily involve delusions and hallucinations, but the speech and motor and emotional behavior are relatively intact.

paraphilia refers to sexual disorder or deviation in which sexual arousal occurs almost exclusively in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals.