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- Paige L. SweetPaige L. Sweet (born 1987) is a sociologist at the University of Michigan, working in the
- Pain catastrophizingPain catastrophizing is the tendency to describe a pain experience in more exaggerated ter
- Pain disorderMedical condition
- Pain psychologyPain psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in chronic pain. Pa
- Pál Harkai SchillerPál Harkai Schiller (4 November 1908 in Budapest – 1949 in United States), also known as P
- Palestinian Centre for the Study of NonviolenceCentre devoted to non-violent resistance
- PalilaliaLanguage disorder characterized by involuntary repetition
- PalinopsiaPalinopsia (Greek: palin for "again" and opsia for "seeing") is the persistent recurrence
- Pamela SnowClinical linguistics and speech pathology researcher
- Pamela StephensonNew Zealand psychologist and actress (born 1949)
- Pamela TaylorBritish psychiatrist
- Pamela Trotman ReidDevelopmental Psychologist, Professor, and President Emerita
- Pan Shu (psychologist)Chinese psychologist (1897–1988)
- Pandemic fatiguePsychological phenomenon
- Pandemonium architectureTheory in cognitive science
- PanphobiaVague and persistent dread of some unknown evil
- ParacosmDetailed imaginary world
- Paradoxical laughterExaggerated expression of humour
- ParagrammatismMedical condition
- Parallel analysisStatistical method
- Parallel individuation systemCognitive system for number sense
- Parallel playForm of play with no direct interaction
- Paranoiac-critical methodSurrealist method developed by Salvador Dalí
- Paranoid anxietyParanoid anxiety is a term used in object relations theory, particularly in discussions ab
- Paranoid-schizoid and depressive positionsTheory of children's mental state
- ParaphasiaSpeech difficulty associated with aphasia
- ParaphiliaAtypical sexual attraction
- Paraphilic disorderMedical condition
- Paraphilic infantilismRole-playing of an infant-like state
- ParaphreniaMedical condition
- Parapsychological AssociationThe Parapsychological Association (PA) was formed in 1957 as a professional society for pa
- Parapsychology research at SRIStudy of the paranormal in California, US
- Parasocial contact hypothesisInfluential theory in psychology and media
- Parataxic distortionInclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy
- PareidoliaPerception of meaningful patterns or images in random or vague stimuli
- Parent management trainingTreatment programs that aim to change parenting behaviors
- Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II Modifying Attributions of ParentsThe Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II Modifying Attributions of Parents (PCIA-II/MAP)
- Parent-infant psychotherapyPsychodynamic Therapy with Infants and Parents (abbr. PTIP) aims to relieve emotional dist
- Parent–child interaction therapyIntervention developed by Sheila Eyberg
- Parental abuse by childrenType of domestic violence
- Parental alienationTheory of the psychological manipulation of a child
- Parental alienation syndromePurported childhood mental disorder
- ParentificationProcess of role reversal in the parent-child relation
- Parenting stressParenting stress also known as "parental burnout" relates to stressors that are a function
- Parenting stylesPsychological construct
- Paris Psychoanalytic SocietyFrench psychoanalytical organization
- Paris syndromeForm of tourist disillusionment
- Paro (robot)Therapeutic robot
- Parten's stages of play1929 theory about children by Mildred Parten Newhall
- PartialismSexual desire toward non-sexual anatomy
- Partners for Change Outcome Management SystemType of therapeutic outcome assessment
- Party of WomenSingle-issue political party in the United Kingdom
- Parva NaturaliaThe Parva Naturalia (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome: "short works
- PASS theory of intelligencePsychological theories
- Passive–aggressive personality disorderPersonality disorder
- Passport brosSocial media movement of western men who date or marry women abroad
- Password fatigueFeeling of people who require excessive passwords
- Password psychologyStudy of what makes passwords easy to remember
- Pastoral counselingBranch of psychotherapy
- Pat DudgeonAustralian Aboriginal psychologist
- Patch AdamsAmerican physician, activist (born 1945)
- Paternal bondBond with the father and his child
- Paternal careParental investment provided by a male to his own offspring
- Paternal depressionPsychological disorder derived from parental depression
- Pathfinder networkA pathfinder network is a method for pruning dense networks to identify core links
- Pathogen avoidanceDisgust response that guides human behavior
- Pathological jealousyPsychological disorder
- Pathological lyingMental disorder
- PatientsLikeMeHealth management social networking website
- Patrice EngleDevelopmental psychologist
- Patricia AlexanderEducational psychologist
- Patricia ArredondoAmerican counselling psychologist (born 1945)
- Patricia BauerPatricia J. Bauer (born 1957) is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory Unive
- Patricia ChengAmerican psychologist (born 1952)
- Patricia GarfieldAmerican writer
- Patricia Goldman-RakicAmerican neuroscientist
- Patricia H. MillerDevelopmental psychologist
- Patricia J. BrooksAmerican developmental psychologist
- Patricia KitcherPhilosopher
- Patricia Marks GreenfieldAmerican psychologist and professor (born 1940)
- Patricia McKinsey CrittendenAmerican psychologist
- Patricia S. CowingsAmerican psychologist
- Patrick de MaréBritish psychotherapist
- Patrick H. DeLeonAmerican psychologist and policy expert (born 1943)
- Pattern recognition (psychology)Cognitive process
- Paul B. Baltes LectureAnnual psychology lecture in Germany
- Paul CameronAmerican psychologist and extremist (born 1939)
- Paul Dolan (behavioural scientist)British behavioural scientist (born 1968)
- Paul E. GreenPaul Edgar Green (4 April 1927 – 21 September 2012) was an American marketing professor an
- Paul E. MeehlAmerican psychologist (1920–2003)
- Paul F. SecordAmerican social psychologist (1917–2017)
- Paul Ferdinand SchilderAustrian neurologist and psychiatrist
- Paul KlineBritish psychologist (1937–1999)
- Paul OrnsteinHungarian-American psychoanalyst (1924–2017)
- Paul RozinAmerican psychologist
- Paul S. GoodmanAmerican organizational psychologist and filmmaker (1937–2012)
- Paul SalkovskisEnglish clinical psychologist
- Paul SatzAmerican psychologist (1932-2010)
- Paul T. P. WongCanadian psychologist and academic (1937–2024)
- Paul VitzAmerican psychologist (born 1935)
- Paul Wesley SchultzEnvironmental Psychologist
- Paula CaligiuriAmerican psychologist and author
- Paula Frías AllendeChilean psychologist, daughter of Isabel Allende
- Paula HeimannBritish German-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst
- Paula R. PietromonacoAmerican psychologist
- Pauline Elizabeth ScarboroughAmerican psychology historian
- Pauline JacobsonAmerican linguist
- Pavel BlonskyPavel Petrovich Blonsky (Russian: Павел Петрович Блонский; May 26 [O.S. May 14], 1884 – Fe
- Pavlov's typologyPsychophysiological theory
- Pavlovian sessionThe Pavlovian session (Russian: Павловская сессия) was the joint session of the USSR Acade
- Pavlovian SocietyLearned society
- Pavlovian-instrumental transferPsychological phenomenon
- Paz BattanerMaría Paz Battaner Arias (Salamanca, 19 March 1938) is a Spanish philologist and lexicogra
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary TestThe Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, the 2007 edition of which is known as the PPVT-IV, is
- Peace psychologySubfield of psychology
- Peak experienceConcept in psychology
- Peak–end rulePsychological heuristic
- PEBL (software)PEBL (Psychology Experiment Building Language) is an open source software program created
- PederastyMale adult–male adolescent sexual behavior
- Pederasty: An Integration of Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, and Empirical Data controversy2005 academic essay on pederasty
- Pediatric Attention Disorders Diagnostic ScreenerSuite of neuropsychological tests of attention and executive functioning
- Pediatric neuropsychologyMedical speciality
- Pediatric psychologyChild and adolescent health psychology
- Pediatric Symptom Checklist35-item parent-report questionnaire
- PeekabooGame played primarily with babies
- Peer educationHealth information sharing
- Peer mentoringForm of mentorship based on experience
- Peer supportHelp between peers
- Peer support specialistSupporter with first hand experience
- Peggy J. Kleinplatz21st-century Canadian clinical professor, psychologist, and sexologist
- PejorativeDerogatory or discriminating term
- Pelmanism (system)Cognitive training regimen
- Penile subincisionPenile subincision is a form of genital modification or mutilation consisting of a urethro
- Penis envyOne of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic concepts
- Penn State child sex abuse scandalThe Penn State child sex abuse scandal concerned allegations and subsequent convictions of
- Pennington Biomedical Research CenterThe Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a health science-focused research center in B
- Penny GreenAustralian criminologist
- Penrose methodThe Penrose method (or square-root method) is a method devised in 1946 by Professor Lionel
- Penrose stairsImpossible object
- Pentti Hakkarainen (psychologist)Lithuanian educational psychologist
- People skillsType of interpersonal skill
- People v. SchmidtPeople v Schmidt, 216 N.Y. 324 (1915), is a criminal case interpreting "wrong" in the M'Na
- People v. SerravoCriminal case in Colorado
- Per Magnus JohanssonSwedish psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and historian of ideas (born 1950)
- Perceived organizational supportExtent to which employees feel valued
- PerceptionInterpretation of sensory information
- Perception managementInfluence tactic
- Perceptual control theoryPsychological theory
- Perceptual learningProcess of learning better perception skills
- Perceptual load theoryPsychological theory of attention
- Perceptual mappingMap of customer perceptions
- Perceptual narrowingPerceptual narrowing is a developmental process during which the brain uses environmental
- Perceptual transparencyPerceptual transparency is the phenomenon of seeing one surface behind another.
- Percival SymondsAmerican educational psychologist
- Peretz LavieIsraeli scholar
- Perfectionism (psychology)Personality trait
- PerformanceAct of staging or presenting a form of entertainment
- Performance paradoxTheory posits organizations are able to maintain control not knowing what performance is
- Perinatal bereavementHuman emotional/psychological response
- Peripheral drift illusionType of optical illusion
- Perpetrator traumaPTSD symptoms caused by committing a violent act
- Perry LondonAmerican psychologist (1931–1992)
- Perry v. Louisiana1990 United States Supreme Court case
- Persecutory delusionDelusion involving perception of persecution
- Perseverative cognitionRepeated thinking about negative events
- PersianizationCultural assimilation of Persian traits
- Person-centered therapyForm of psychotherapy developed by psychologist Carl Rogers
- Person–situation debateControversy in personality psychology
- Persona (psychology)Social face an individual presents to the world
- Personal boundariesValues set to limit a person's interactions
- Personal construct theoryTheory of personality and cognition
- Personal developmentActivities that develop a person's capabilities and potential
- Personal distressType of emotional reaction
- Personal effectivenessSelf-help movement branch
- Personal fablePsychological concept
- Personal initiativeBehavior that overcomes barriers to achieve a goal
- PersonalityPsychological characteristics of an individual
- Personality Assessment InventoryMultiscale inventory of personality and psychopathology
- Personality changeDifferences in patterns over time
- Personality clashType of conflict between people
- Personality computingPersonality computing is a research field related to artificial intelligence and personali
- Personality developmentTheories on the development of personality
- Personality development disorderA personality development disorder is an inflexible and pervasive pattern of inner experie
- Personality hireRecruitment practice
- Personality in animalsPersonality in animals has been investigated across a variety of different scientific fiel
- Personality judgmentPerception people have of each other's personalities
- Personality psychologyBranch of psychology focused on personality
- Personality systematicsPersonality systematics is a contribution to the psychology of personality and to psychoth
- Personality testMethod of assessing human personality constructs
- Personality theories of addictionPersonality traits associated with development of addictions
- Personnel psychologySubfield of industrial and organizational psychology
- Personnel selectionMethodical process used to hire
- PersuasionUmbrella term of influence and mode of communication
- Persuasive technologyTechnology designed to persuade
- PerversionType of human behavior
- Pet humanizationApplying care to pets that approaches human standards
- Pet psychicPsudoscientific claims of animal communication
- Petar TurkovićCroatian psychologist, master of martial arts and sports executive (born 1957)
- Peter B. NeubauerAmerican psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1913–2008)
- Peter BregginAmerican psychiatrist (born 1936)
- Peter C. WhybrowEnglish psychiatrist and author (1939–2025)
- Peter Cathcart WasonEnglish psychologist (1924–2003)
- Peter Clive MundyAmerican developmental psychologist
- Peter Collins (New South Wales politician)Captain Peter Edward James Collins, AM, RFD, KC, RANR (born 10 May 1947) was the Leader of
- Peter D. KramerAmerican psychiatrist
- Peter F. LangmanAmerican psychologist and author (born 1960)
- Peter G. OssorioAmerican psychologist (1926–2007)
- Peter GollwitzerGerman professor of psychology
- Peter J. EconomouAmerican sports psychologist
- Peter LoewenbergAmerican historian and psychoanalyst
- Peter MolenaarDutch developmental and mathematical psychologist
- Peter Pan syndromeTerm for a socially immature adult
- Peter principleManagement concept by Laurence J. Peter
- Peter R. HofstätterPeter R. Hofstätter (born 1913 in Vienna; died 1994 in Buxtehude) was an Austrian social p
- Peter ReddawayBritish-American political scientist (1939–2024)
- Peter Richard KilleenAmerican psychologist (born 1942)
- Peter SaloveyAmerican psychologist and academic (born 1958)
- Peter T. Coleman (academic)American psychologist
- Peter UngerPeter K. Unger (; born April 25, 1942) is a contemporary American philosopher and professo
- Pets and the LGBTQ communityPet ownership carries significance within the LGBTQ community. In recent years, there has
- Phallic stageFreudian psychosexual development
- Phallic womanPsychoanalytical concept
- PhallophobiaFear of penises or masculinity
- Phenomenology (psychology)Utilisation of analytic tools from phenomenology to study the human psyche
- Phi phenomenonOptical illusion of apparent motion
- Phil McGrawAmerican television host and psychologist (born 1950)
- PhiliaAffection; one of the ancient Greek forms of love
- Philip C. KendallAmerican psychologist (born 1950)
- Philip HolzmanAmerican psychologist (1922–2004)
- Philip Johnson-LairdBritish-American psychologist (born 1936)
- Philip S. GravenAmerican psychoanalyst (1892–1977)
- Philippe GrimbertFrench writer and psychoanalyst
- Philippe PinelFrench psychiatrist (1745–1826)
- Phillip Atiba SolomonAmerican psychologist
- Phillip L. HammackAmerican academic
- PhilogynyFondness, love or admiration of women
- Philosophical Psychology (journal)Academic journal
- Philosophy of loveBranch of philosophy
- Philosophy of psychiatryThe philosophy of psychiatry explores philosophical questions relating to psychiatry and m
- Philosophy, Psychiatry, & PsychologyAcademic journal
- Phoenix HousePhoenix House Foundation was a national nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organiza
- Phonological awarenessAwareness of the sound structure of words
- Photo psychologySpeciality within psychology
- PhrenologyPseudoscientific study of human skull shape
- Phrenology and the Latter Day Saint movementPhrenology has been a cultural factor in the Latter Day Saint movement (informally Mormons
- PhubbingSnubbing a person for a mobile phone
- Physical abusePhysical injury and mistreatment of others
- Physical attractivenessAesthetic assessment of physical traits
- Physical attractiveness stereotypeAssociation of physical beauty with positive traits
- Physical health in schizophreniaRelation between physical health and schizophrenia
- Physician burnoutPsychological syndrome
- Physiological psychologySection of behavioral neuroscience
- Pia GygerSwiss special education specialist and Zen master
- Pia LambertyGerman social psychologist (born 1984)
- Piaget's theory of cognitive developmentTheory that discusses human intelligence from an epistemological perspective
- PibloktoCulture-bound mental illness
- PicanaElectrical torture device
- Pickup artistPerson who practices seductive techniques
- Picture superiority effectPsychological phenomenon
- Pierre JanetFrench physician and psychologist (1859–1947)
- Pierre MaillouxCanadian psychiatrist (1949–2024)
- PietyReligious devotion or spirituality
- Pilar SordoChilean psychologist (born 1965)
- Pillow talkRelaxed, intimate conversation between sexual partners
- Pills AnonymousDrug addiction recovery plan
- Pinhole glassesPinhole glasses, also known as stenopeic glasses, are eyeglasses with a series of pinhole-
- Pioneer FundUS nonprofit foundation funding scientific racism
- Pippa GrangeBritish author and psychologist
- Pit of despairDevice used by Harry Harlow to study rhesus monkeys
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexQuestionnaire that assesses sleep quality
- Placebo buttonControl mechanism which has no effect
- Planking (fad)2008 fad
- Planning fallacyCognitive bias of underestimating time needed
- Plant blindnessHuman tendency to ignore plants
- Plato's problemPhilosophical problem
- Play therapyChildren's mental health therapy method
- Playback TheatreForm of improvisational theatre
- Playing doctorJuvenile exploratory play
- Playing the victimFabrication or exaggeration of victimhood
- PleasureExperience that feels good or is enjoyable
- Pleasure principle (psychology)Instinctual seeking of pleasure
- Pliny Earle (physician)Pliny Earle II, MD (December 31, 1809 – May 17, 1892) was an American physician, psychiatr
- PLISSIT modelModeling system in sexology
- Plural identityIndividuals with multiple personalities
- PlushophiliaStuffed toy fetishism
- PogonophobiaFear of beards
- Police crisis intervention teamMental health crisis response training for police officers
- Police psychologyPolice psychology, also referred to as "police and public safety psychology," was formally
- Political abuse of psychiatryMisuse of psychiatry to obstruct human rights
- Political abuse of psychiatry in RussiaPolitical abuse of psychiatry in Russia (Russian: Карательная психиатрия в Российской Феде
- Political mutilation in Byzantine cultureCriminal punishment used against rivals
- Political positions of Noam ChomskyViews of the linguist on organized society
- Polly Young-EisendrathAmerican psychologist and author (born 1947)
- Pollyanna principleTendency to remember pleasant things better
- Polysubstance dependenceSubstance use disorder
- Polysubstance useUse of multiple psychoactive substances
- Pomodoro TechniqueTime management method
- Popular psychologySimplified everyday psychology
- Pornography addictionCompulsive sexual behaviour
- Portrait of a Kleptomaniac1822 painting by Théodore Géricault
- Positioning theoryTheory in social psychology
- Positive adult developmentSubfield of developmental psychology
- Positive and Negative Affect ScheduleSelf-report questionnaire
- Positive and Negative Syndrome ScaleScale for assessing schizophrenia
- Positive behavior supportForm of applied behavior analysis
- Positive disintegrationTheory of personality development
- Positive healthPositive health of a person is defined as the ability to live long in good health without
- Positive illusionsUnrealistically favorable attitudes
- Positive mental attitudeImportance of positive thinking as a contributing factor of success
- Positive psychological capitalPositive psychological capital is defined as the positive developmental state of an indivi
- Positive psychology in the workplacePositive psychology is defined as a method of building on what is good and what is already
- Positive psychology of relationshipsPositive psychology of relationships is a subfield of positive psychology that focuses on
- Positive stereotypeSubjectively favourable belief about a social group
- Posner cueing taskNeuropsychological test used to assess attention
- Post-acute-withdrawal syndromeLong-term psychological symptoms following drug withdrawal
- Post-coital tristessePost-coital tristesse (; PCT), also known as post-coital dysphoria (PCD), is the feeling o
- Post-traumatic amnesiaPost-traumatic amnesia (PTA) is a state of confusion that occurs immediately following a t
- Post-traumatic embitterment disorderMedical condition
- Post-traumatic growthPsychological term
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disordersAssociation of PTSD and substance dependencies
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescentsPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents or pediatric PTSD refers
- Post-vacation bluesMedical condition
- Postformal thoughtTheory seeking to explain childhood mental development
- Postgraduate Center for Mental HealthThe Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PGCMH) is an American organization that provide
- Postpartum psychosisPsychosis beginning suddenly in the first two weeks after childbirth
- Postponement of affectDefence mechanism used against feelings or emotions
- Poverty pornMedia that exploits the condition of the poor
- Power posingPractise of standing in a powerful way
- Power-control theory of gender and delinquencyIn criminology, the power-control theory of gender and delinquency (abbreviated as the pow
- Prairie madnessMental suffering among settlers of the North American plains
- Prakriti MallaNepalese prodigy and writer
- Pratfall effectSocial psychology effect about mistakes and likability
- Pre-attentive processingSubconscious accumulation of information from the environment
- Precedence effectPsychoacoustical phenomenon
- Precision biasFallacy of confusing precision with accuracy
- PreconsciousConcept in psychoanalysis
- PrecrastinationHabitual of completing tasks as soon as possible
- Predicted outcome value theoryPredicted outcome value theory introduced in 1996 by Michael Sunnafrank, posits that peopl
- Pregnancy from rapePregnancy caused from the result of rape
- PrejudiceAttitudes based on preconceived categories
- Premack's principleTheory of reinforcement learning
- Prenatal memoryDevelopment of human memory
- Preoperational anxietyMental state preceding medical procedures
- Preparedness (learning)In psychology, preparedness is a concept developed to explain why certain associations are
- Presbyterianism and homosexualityIn the Presbyterian branch of Protestant Christianity, attitudes toward homosexuality vary
- Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now2013 book by Douglas Rushkoff
- PretendianPejorative term for Indigenous identity frauds
- Pretending to be NormalBook by Liane Holliday Willey
- Prevalence effectPhenomenon that infrequent targets are easily missed
- Prevention of mental disordersPrevention of mental disorders are measures that try to decrease the chances of a mental d
- Primal sceneFantasy by a child of a sex act between parents
- Primal therapyPsychotherapy of Arthur Janov
- Primal world beliefsBeliefs about the general character of the world
- Primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorderMental disorder
- Primary age-related tauopathyPrimary age-related tauopathy (PART) is a neuropathological designation introduced in 2014
- Primary care behavioral healthPsychological approach to population-based clinical health care
- Primary consciousnessAwareness of things in the world in the present
- Primary polydipsiaMedical condition
- Primate Freedom ProjectThe Primate Freedom Project is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit grassroots animal rights organiz
- Priming (media)Cognitive theory
- Priming (psychology)Alleged impact on behavior
- Principle of least effortIdea that agents prefer to do what's easiest
- Principles of groupingPerception
- Prison plastic surgeryPlastic surgery provided to prison inmates for social rehabilitation
- Prison Reform TrustUK organisation
- Privacy regulation theoryPrivacy regulation theory was developed by social psychologist Irwin Altman in 1975 to exp
- Private speechSpeech spoken to oneself
- Pro-anaPromotion of anorexia
- Probabilistic epigenesisProbabilistic epigenesis is a way of understanding human behavior based on the relationshi
- Problem findingProblem discovery
- Problem gamblingHarmful repetitive gambling
- Problem-based learningLearner-centric pedagogy
- Procedural memoryUnconscious memory used to perform tasks
- Process theoryA process theory is a system of ideas which explains how an entity changes and develops. P
- Processing fluency theory of aesthetic pleasureTheory in psychological aesthetics
- Production blockingPeople in interactive, brainstorming groups generally produce fewer and less creative idea
- Professional ethicsPrinciples and rules which guide professional activity
- Professional identificationType of social identification
- Professional practice of behavior analysisDomain of behavior analysis
- Prognosis of schizophreniaThe prognosis of schizophrenia is varied at the individual level. In general it has great
- Progressive countingPsychotherapy technique
- Progressive muscle relaxationMuscle relaxation technique
- Project Alpha (hoax)Parapsychology hoax
- Project ArtichokeProject by the United States Central Intelligence Agency
- Project ForgiveAmerican nonprofit that promotes forgiveness for emotional healing
- Project WizardProject Wizard was a Cold War-era anti-ballistic missile system to defend against short an
- Projective identificationPsychological defense mechanism
- Projective testType of personality test
- Prolonged grief disorderMental disorder
- Propaganda: The Formation of Men's AttitudesBook written by Jacques Ellul
- PropinquityPhysical or psychological proximity between people
- Proportionality biasAssumption that big events have big causes
- ProsopamnesiaImpairment in the ability to learn new faces
- Prosperity theologyMaterial wealth-based Protestant belief
- Proteus effectBehavioral effect in virtual worlds
- Proximity biasCognitive bias preferring things close in space and time
- Proximity principleProximity encourages interpersonal relationships
- Pseudobulbar affectEpisodes of uncontrollable crying or laughing
- PseudodementiaMedical condition
- PseudodysphagiaFear of swallowing or choking
- PseudohallucinationHallucination recognised as unreal by patient
- PseudowordType of non-word
- Psi-theoryPsychology theory
- Psilocybin therapyExperimental use of psilocybin to treat anxiety & depression
- Psych-EdIndian psychology quiz
- PsychagogyPsychagogy, originally a spiritual concept, refers to the guidance of the soul. It is reco
- Psyche (psychology)Totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious
- Psyche CattellPsyche Cattell (August 2, 1893 – April 17, 1989) was an American psychologist who studied
- Psychiatric and mental health nursing in the United States ArmyPsychiatric and mental health nurses in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps employing groundbreaking
- Psychiatric AnnalsAcademic journal
- Psychiatric assessmentMedical diagnostic method
- Psychiatric disorders of childbirthPsychiatric disorders of childbirth (parturition, labor, delivery), as opposed to those of
- Psychiatric historyResult of a medical process
- Psychiatric interviewMedical diagnostic method
- Psychiatric NewsMental health publication
- Psychiatric pharmacyPsychiatric pharmacy, also known as mental health pharmacy, is the area of clinical pharma
- Psychiatric reform in ItalyPsychiatric reform in Italy is the reform of psychiatry which started in Italy after the p
- Psychiatric survivors movementMovement of those affected by psychiatric abuse
- Psychiatric technicianMental health professional
- Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitionerType of US certified nurse practitioner
- PsychiatristPhysician who specializes in psychiatry
- Psychic apparatusMental structures and mechanisms of the psyche
- Psychic determinismPsychic determinism is a type of determinism that theorizes that all mental processes are
- Psychic distancePerceived separation between objects or contexts
- Psychic staring effectSupposed phenomenon
- PSYCHLOPSMedical diagnostic method
- Psycho-Cybernetics1960 self-help book by Maxwell Maltz
- Psycho-oncologyPsychological and social aspects of cancer
- PsychoanalysisSet of therapeutic techniques established by Sigmund Freud
- Psychoanalysis and musicAccording to some music therapists, the use of music in the therapeutic environment has an
- Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession1981 book by Janet Malcolm
- Psychoanalytic Center of CaliforniaThe Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) is a psychoanalytic institute in Los Angeles
- Psychoanalytic dream interpretationDream interpretation by psychoanalysis
- Psychoanalytic institutes and societies in the United StatesPsychoanalytic institutes and societies in the United States are often linked together, th
- Psychoanalytic literary criticismBranch of literary criticism
- PsychobabbleForm of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon in a misleading way
- PsychobiographyStudy of individuals through psychological theory
- Psychochemical warfareWarfare involving the usage of psychopharmacological agents
- PsychodramaTherapeutic method
- Psychodynamic Diagnostic ManualPsychoanalytic diagnostic handbook
- Psychodynamic models of emotional and behavioral disordersPsychodynamic models of emotional and behavioral disorders originated in a Freudian psycho
- Psychodynamic psychotherapyForm of psychoanalysis and/or depth psychology
- PsychodynamicsApproach to psychology
- PsychographicsQualitative methodology used to describe traits of humans on psychological attributes
- PsychohistoryAcademic discipline
- Psychological adaptationA psychological adaptation is a functional, cognitive or behavioral trait that benefits an
- Psychological aspects of childhood obesityChildhood obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 96th percentile fo
- Psychological autopsyMethod of investigating possible suicides
- Psychological barriers to effective altruismIn the philosophy of effective altruism, an altruistic act such as charitable giving is co
- Psychological behaviorismTheory within psychology
- Psychological Capital QuestionnaireMedical diagnostic method
- Psychological continuum modelThe psychological continuum model (PCM) is a framework to organise prior literature from v
- Psychological distanceConcept in psychology
- Psychological effects of Internet useVarious researchers have undertaken efforts to examine the psychological effects of Intern
- Psychological effects of male infertilityIntroduction
- Psychological evaluationMethod to assess several psychological aspects of an individual
- Psychological first aidMedical practice
- Psychological horrorNarrative subgenre
- Psychological impact of discrimination on healthHealthcare phenomenon
- Psychological inertiaConcept in behavioral economics
- Psychological injuryMental harm due to an act or negligence that may be legally compensable
- Psychological interventionMedical intervention
- Psychological mindednessPerson's capacity for self-examination
- Psychological nativismView in psychology about the brain
- Psychological painUnpleasant feeling of a psychological nature
- Psychological perspectives on UFO claimsClaims of sighting, visitation, and contact with extraterrestrial or paranormal-connected
- Psychological pricingBehavioral economics theory that certain prices have a psychological impact
- Psychological projectionAttributing parts of the self to others
- Psychological punishmentPunishment intended to cause mental pain
- Psychological refractory periodTime of slowed response to a second stimulus
- Psychological resilienceAbility to mentally cope with a crisis
- Psychological resistancePhenomenon in clinical psychology
- Psychological ReviewPeer-reviewed academic journal
- Psychological safetyGroup dynamic where members feel secure enough to express ideas and concerns
- Psychological Society of IrelandLearned and professional body
- Psychological statisticsPsychological statistics is application of formulas, theorems, numbers and laws to psychol
- Psychological stress and sleepEffects of stress on sleep patterns
- Psychological StudiesAcademic journal
- Psychological testingAdministration of psychological tests
- Psychological therapies for dementiaTreatment for dementia
- Psychological thrillerGenre combining thriller and psychological fiction
- Psychological tortureType of torture
- Psychological trauma in older adultsPsychological trauma in adults who are older (usually more than 60 years), is the overall
- Psychological typologiesClassification used by psychologists to describe the distinctions between people
- Psychologie der Berufsarbeit und der Berufsberatung (Psychotechnik) II Spezieller Teil1922 book by Theodor Erismann and Martha Moers
- Psychologie des KindesBook by German psychiatrist and neurologist Robert Gaupp
- Psychologie und SchuleBook by Otto Lipmann from 1920
- Psychologists LeagueThe Psychologists League was an organization of politically progressive psychologists that
- PsychologyStudy of mental functions and behaviors
- Psychology and PsychotherapyAcademic journal
- Psychology Led Astray2016 book by Tomasz Witkowski
- Psychology of artInterdisciplinary field studying perception, cognition, and characteristics of art
- Psychology of collectingArea of study
- Psychology of dancePsychological perspectives about dance
- Psychology of disenfranchisementThe psychology of disenfranchisement is a theory developed by Rex Briggs while studying mi
- Psychology of eating meatPsychology of human consumption of meat
- Psychology of learningStudy of psychological theories of learning
- Psychology of music preferenceThe psychology of music preference is the study of the psychological factors behind people
- Psychology of reasoningStudy of how people reason
- Psychology of religion and dreamsDreams have been interpreted in many different ways from being a source of power to the ca
- Psychology of scienceStudy of scientific thought or behavior
- Psychology of selfStudy of the representation of one's identity
- Psychology of Women QuarterlyAcademic journal
- Psychology's Feminist VoicesOnline multimedia digital archive
- Psychometric softwareSoftware used for psychometric analysis
- Psychometrics of racismStudy of effects of racism on well-being
- PsychometrikaAcademic journal
- Psychomotor educationPedagogic and therapeutic approach
- Psychomotor retardationSlowing down of thought and reduction of physical movement
- Psychomotor vigilance taskPsychometric test of attention
- Psychopathic Personality InventoryPersonality test for traits associated with psychopathy in adults
- Psychopathy ChecklistPsychopathy scale
- Psychopathy in the workplacePrevalence of psychopathy in organizations
- Psychophysical parallelismPhilosophical theory
- Psychophysiological economicsStudy of psychological and physiological events as factors in consumer economic behavior
- PsychophysiologyBranch of psychology
- Psychophysiology (journal)Psychophysiology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwel
- Psychosensory therapyPsychotherapy using sensory stimuli
- Psychosexual developmentFreudian psychology
- Psychosexual disorderMedical condition
- Psychosomatic medicineInterdisciplinary medical field exploring various influences on bodily processes
- PsychotherapyClinically applied psychology for desired behavior change
- PsychotraumatologyBranch of psychology dealing with study and effects of psychological trauma
- PsycInfoAmerican psychologic bibliographic database
- PTSD treatment in South AfricaPTSD treatment In South Africa arose to treat the victims of physical violence and sexual
- Public display of affectionActs of physical intimacy in the view of others
- Public goods gameExperimental economics game
- Public health interventionA public health intervention is any effort or policy that attempts to improve mental and p
- Public humiliationForm of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person
- Public intoxicationDrunk in the public sphere
- PubPsychRetrieval system for psychological resources
- Puer aeternusChild-god who is forever young, in mythology and as an archetype
- PunishmentImposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome
- Punishment (psychology)Stimulus that reinforces the cessation of a behavior
- PupillometryMeasurement of pupil size and reactivity
- Puppy loveFeelings of romantic love felt by young people
- Puppy pregnancy syndromeCulture-bound psychosomatic illness
- Purges of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPurges of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union (Russian: "Чистка партийных рядов", chis
- Puritanical biasPuritanical bias refers to the tendency to attribute cause of an undesirable outcome or wr
- Purple hat therapyTherapy crediting an unlikely new addition rather than established effective therapy
- Pygmalion effectPhenomenon in psychology
- Pyromania in childrenChild with an urge to set fires
- Pythagorean Method of MemorizationEducational methodology