| DPM | Diploma in Psychological Medicine; discontinue previous medication; Doctor of Physical Medicine; Doc... |
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| FBPsS | Fellow of the British Psychological Society |
| MPsyMed | Master of Psychological Medicine |
| PGWB | psychological general well-being [index] |
| PSI | posterior sagittal index; problem solving information; prostaglandin synthetic inhibitor; psychologi... |
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| stress, psychological | Stress wherein emotional factors predominate. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| interview, psychological | A directed conversation aimed at eliciting information for psychiatric diagnosis, evaluation, treatment planning, etc. The interview may be conducted by a social worker or psychologist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathologic processes | The mechanisms and forms involved in the structural and functional changes in tissue and organs which cause or are caused by disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental processes | Conceptual functions or thinking in all its forms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group processes | The procedures through which a group approaches, attacks, and solves a common problem. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physiological processes | The functions of living organisms and their parts, and the physical and chemical factors and processes involved. (12 Dec 1998) |
| complex learning processes | Those process's that require the use of symbolic manipulations, as in reasoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copying processes | Reproduction of data in a new location or other destination, leaving the source data unchanged, although the physical form of the result may differ from that of the source. (12 Dec 1998) |
| progressive processes | Process's that continue after they no longer serve the needs of the organism, and after cessation of the stimulus that evoked the process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotherapeutic processes | Experiential, attitudinal, emotional, or behavioural phenomena occurring during the course of treatment. They apply to the patient or therapist (i.e., nurse, doctor, etc.) individually or to their interaction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplastic processes | The pathological mechanisms and forms taken by tissue during degeneration into a neoplasm and its subsequent activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stochastic processes | Processes that incorporate some element of randomness, used particularly to refer to a time series of random variables. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dislocation of articular processes | Complete dislocation of one or both articular processes, usually with overriding of the inferior articular process of the vertebra above into a position anterior to the superior articular process of the vertebra below. Synonym: locked facets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tomes' processes | <dentistry> Process's of the enamel cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lenhossek's processes | Short process's ("aborted axons") possessed by some ganglion cells. (05 Mar 2000) |