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Posterior Hypothalamus refers to the area of the brain responsible for regulation of the body's response to a decrease in temperature.

Posterior Pituitary is the portion of the Pituitary gland, which releases hormones synthesized by the Hypothalamus

Postformal thought refers to thinking characterized by a recognition that truth varies across situations, that solutions must be realistic to be reasonable, that ambiguity and contradiction are the rule rather than the exception, and that emotion and subjective factors play a role in thinking.

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Posthypnotic Amnesia refers to the tendency for a person to forget what happens to him or her while under hypnosis.

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Posthypnotic suggestion refers to a suggestion that a person receives while under hypnosis and acts on when he or she is again in the waking state.

Posthypnotic suggestion involves a per

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Postictal phase refers to a phase in which the person gradually emerges into full Consciousness follows the seizure episode.

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Postmodern Criminology refers to a a brand of Criminology which developed following World War II, and which builds upon the tenants inherent in postmodern social thought.

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Postmodernism refers to a philosophical position that does not assume that there is a fixed truth, but rather that individuals have their own perception of reality or the truth. Postmodernism opposes the search for abstract, universal laws or principles thought to govern human behavior. According Postmodernists, human behavior can only be understood within the cultural, group, or personal contexts within which it occurs instead of being governed by abstract, universal laws or principles,