Glossary P
Glossary P
Deutsch: Druck / Español: Presión / Português: Pressão / Français: Pression / Italiano: Pressione /
Pressure is defined as a stressful condition occurring when a person must meet urgent external demands or expectations. Pressure is likewise defined as expectations or demands that a person must behave in a certain way.
Pressured speech refers to a kind of speech with a rapid, unremitting, urgent quality which is a symptom of Bipolar disorder.
Prestriate cortex refers to Secondary association processes primary features of visual information such as light wavelength, line orientation, and features of shape.
Presumptive sentence refers to a sentence whose length is specified by law but which may be modified by a judge under limited circumstances.
Presymptomic test refers to an examination to predict the onset of a disease that is conducted before any symptoms appear
Preterm (Premature) means born at or before completion of 37 weeks of gestation. May also refer to babies born before the 36th week after conception. (Please see Preterm babies)