Category: P

A comprehension of the principles of reality; a body of knowledge that defines the perimeters of life and living. The love or pursuit of knowledge.  

A scale that assesses the social and sexual adjustment of a person prior to the onset of psychotic symptoms.  

Phillips Scale of premorbid adjustent.  

Love between good friends.  

The result of taking an electroencephalogram after injecting gas into the ventricular spaces of the brain.  

A substance to which some people are taste blind; an inherited condition. A substance that tastes bitter to some individuals but is tasteless to others. Response to PTC appears to be controlled by a single pair of genes (‘alleles): ability to taste PTC is dominant to the inability to taste it. A chemical used in…

The active chemical formerly found in most over-the-counter diet products. Drug used in many preparations to relieve the symptoms of allergic reactions, the common cold, and other respiratory infections. Adverse effects include nervousness, increased blood pressure, and loss of appetite. A drug used both as a nasal decongestant and an appetite suppressant. Phenylpropanolamine is marketed…

Substances formed from the inability of the body to metabolize phenylalanine damage brain cells resulting in mental retardation in infants, phenylketonuria.  

A chemical found in chocolate that is similar to amphetamine. A person who is in love is said to possess an increased amount. A biologically active substance, which can be involved in the pharmacological reactions of food intolerance. It occurs in chocolate, old cheese, and red wine and can provoke migraine attacks. It is the…

An enzyme found in the liver that is essential for metabolizing phenylalanine, an essential amino acid.