Month: December 2020
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Preovulatory phase
The stage of the menstrual cycle that begins with the release of follicle- stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland which stimulates the growth of a follicle in the ovary.
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Preorgasmic ejaculation
A small amount of fluid involuntarily secreted from the penis during sexual arousal that often contains some sperm.
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Preoperational period
The developmental period between ages 2 and 7, characterized by mastery of symbols and the gradual development of the ability to think of more than one thing.
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Prenuptial agreement
An agreement made between two people prior to their marriage describing in detail the division of property, financial, and other assets, should the marriage fail.
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Prenatal care
The combined efforts of physicians, nurses, and the mother to see that the pregnant woman stays healthy and the unborn child has everything needed to grow and develop. Medical care of a pregnant woman and the fetus she is carrying during the whole period of pregnancy, the aim being to ensure the health and ease…
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Premorbid personality
According to Maddi, a person who plays social roles well and fulfills his or her social and biological needs but has a feeling of inadequacy and lack of fulfillment and is a candidate for mental illness.
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Premorbid adjustment
Referring to mental health, the social and sexual, of an individual before a psychosis is diagnosed. A person with a good premorbid adjustment tends to have been relatively normal in interpersonal and sexual adjustment, while those with poor premorbid adjustment tend to have been inadequate in social and sexual relations.
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Premoral stage
The developmental stage in which rules are obeyed to obtain rewards or to avoid punishment.
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Premium
In insurance, the periodic payment required to maintain a health insurance policy in force. The amount of money or consideration which is paid by an insured person or polic3’holder (or on his behalf) to an insurer or third party for insurance coverage under an insurance policy. The premium is generally paid in periodic amounts. It…
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Premises
Assumptions upon which means of accomplishing objectives are based. A proposition or starting point that is accepted as true or that is agreed to be true.