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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 …

Primarily a patient-reported sensation, complaint or symptom rather than a disease entity.

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…

Cognitive disorders characterized by an impaired ability to perceive the nature of objects or concepts through use of the sense organs. These include…

Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions.

The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness.

A personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly c…

Anxiety related to the execution of a task. (Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary, 9th ed.)

The attitude that grants freedom of expression and activity to another individual, but not necessarily with sanction or approval.

A nondirective psychotherapy approach originated by Carl Rogers. The goals of therapy are to promote the client’s congruence, self awareness, and sel…

Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics T…

A psychological theory based on dimensions or categories used by a given person in describing or explaining the personality and behavior of others or…

The individual's experience of a sense of fulfillment of a need or want and the quality or state of being satisfied.

Invisible boundaries surrounding the individual's body which are maintained in relation to others.

Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual.

The determination and evaluation of personality attributes by interviews, observations, tests, or scales. Articles concerning personality measurement…

Growth of habitual patterns of behavior in childhood and adolescence.

Check list, usually to be filled out by a person about himself, consisting of many statements about personal characteristics which the subject checks.

Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality.

Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being negative.

Perception of painful and nonpainful phantom sensations that occur following the complete or partial loss of a limb. The majority of individuals with…

A subjective visual sensation with the eyes closed and in the absence of light. Phosphenes can be spontaneous, or induced by chemical, electrical, or…

A behavioral change that results in an organism moving or orienting toward or away from the light source.

The reciprocal interaction of physicians and nurses.

The interactions between physician and patient.