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In animals, the social relationship established between a male and female for reproduction. It may include raising of young.

Learning in which the subject must respond with one word or syllable when presented with another word or syllable.

A state of extreme acute, intense anxiety and unreasoning fear accompanied by disorganization of personality function.

Behavior exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the constellation of symptoms characteristic of paranoid personality disorde…

Branch of psychology that deals with paranormal behavior and events such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance, which are not explicable by pr…

The interactions between parent and child.

Performing the role of a parent by care-giving, nurturance, and protection of the child by a natural or substitute parent. The parent supports the ch…

Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a…

Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations.

The behavior patterns associated with or characteristic of a father.

Prolonged separation of the offspring from the father.

Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prev…

Patients' willingness to receive health care.

Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.

Discontinuance of care received by patient(s) due to reasons other than full recovery from the disease.

A self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), a diagnostic tool containing modules on multiple mental he…

Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health.

Individual's expression of desirability or value of one course of action, outcome, or selection in contrast to others.

The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effec…

The analysis of a critical number of sensory stimuli or facts (the pattern) by physiological processes such as vision (PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL), …

Mental process to visually perceive a critical number of facts (the pattern), such as characters, shapes, displays, or designs.

Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.

The effect or sway that a PEER GROUP exerts on the beliefs, value systems and behavior of each member of a group. The social expectations for individ…

An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standar…

The concurrent or retrospective review by practicing physicians or other health professionals of the quality and efficiency of patient care practices…

The evaluation by experts of the quality and pertinence of research or research proposals of other experts in the same field. Peer review is used by …

Perception of being treated badly or unfairly on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or oth…

The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted.

The tendency to perceive an incomplete pattern or object as complete or whole. This includes the Gestalt Law of Closure.

Selective perceiving such that the individual protects himself from becoming aware of something unpleasant or threatening, e.g., obscene words are no…