Glossary P
Glossary P
Pretherapy change refers to a change that takes place before the client arrives at the Therapist’s office. The Therapist wil be asking about and comments on this change.
Prevalence rates refer to the number of cases of a disorder, whether new or previously existing, that are observed during a specified period of time.
Prevention in the assessment, Diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviors, refer to several activities directed at decreasing the chances that undesired future outcomes will occur.
Preventive medicine refers to care that has the aim of preventing disease or its consequences. This includes health care programs aimed at early detection of disease, example pop smears, cervical smears, warding off illnesses by immunisations, and inhibiting further deterioration of the body which includes prophylactic surgery or exercise.