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Pregenital
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Pregenital In psychoanalysis, refers to the period of early childhood before the genitals have begun to exert the predominant influence in the organization or patterning of sexual behavior. Oral and anal influences predominate during this period.
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Psychoanalysis
A technique developed by Sigmund Freud for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Childhood
1. The time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult. 2. The more circumscribed period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty.
Genitals
External sex organs: the penis and testicles in a male and the labia in a female.
Sexual
Pertaining to sex or, more particularly, the stimulation, responsiveness, and functions of the sex organs either alone or with one or more partners.
Oral
Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located.
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act
A federal law barring discrimination against women for conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
Pregnancy hormones
Any of the hormones involved in regulating pregnancy, including progesterone and estrogen as well as human chorionic gonadotropin andhuman placental lactogen.
Pregnancy test
A test of a woman's blood or urine to determine whether she's pregnant.Over-the-counter tests, which can be used at home about the time of amissed period, are very accurate.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Elevation of a pregnant woman's blood pressure, usually in the last trimester. Less severe than preeclampsia, which can lead to serious complications andshould be carefully monitored by a physician.
Pregnyl
Pregnyl is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): gonadotropin, chorionic.
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Persecutory delusion
A delusion in which the central theme is that one (or someone to whom one is close) is being attacked, harassed, cheated, persecuted, or conspired against.
Perseveration
Tendency to emit the same verbal or motor response again and again to varied stimuli.
Phallic stage
The period, from about 21/2 to 6 years, during which sexual interest, curiosity, and pleasurable experience in boys center on the penis, and in girls, to a lesser extent, the clitoris.
Piblokto
A culture specific syndrome of Eskimos involving attacks of screaming, crying, and running naked through the snow.
Preconscious
Thoughts that are not in immediate awareness but that can be recalled by conscious effort.
Pregenital
Pressured speech
Speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and difficult or impossible to interrupt. Usually it is also loud and emphatic. Frequently the person talks without any social stimulation and may continue to talk even though no one is listening.
Primary gain
The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain.
Primary process
In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard to the demands of environment, reality, or logic.
Prodrome
An early or premonitory sign or symptom of a disorder.
Projection
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which what is emotionally unacceptable in the self is unconsciously rejected and attributed (projected) to others.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Psychoanalysis
A technique developed by Sigmund Freud for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Childhood
1. The time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult. 2. The more circumscribed period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty.
Genitals
External sex organs: the penis and testicles in a male and the labia in a female.
Sexual
Pertaining to sex or, more particularly, the stimulation, responsiveness, and functions of the sex organs either alone or with one or more partners.
Oral
Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
A federal law barring discrimination against women for conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
Pregnancy hormones
Any of the hormones involved in regulating pregnancy, including progesterone and estrogen as well as human chorionic gonadotropin andhuman placental lactogen.
Pregnancy test
A test of a woman's blood or urine to determine whether she's pregnant.Over-the-counter tests, which can be used at home about the time of amissed period, are very accurate.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Elevation of a pregnant woman's blood pressure, usually in the last trimester. Less severe than preeclampsia, which can lead to serious complications andshould be carefully monitored by a physician.
Pregnyl
Pregnyl is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): gonadotropin, chorionic.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Persecutory delusion
A delusion in which the central theme is that one (or someone to whom one is close) is being attacked, harassed, cheated, persecuted, or conspired against.
Perseveration
Tendency to emit the same verbal or motor response again and again to varied stimuli.
Phallic stage
The period, from about 21/2 to 6 years, during which sexual interest, curiosity, and pleasurable experience in boys center on the penis, and in girls, to a lesser extent, the clitoris.
Piblokto
A culture specific syndrome of Eskimos involving attacks of screaming, crying, and running naked through the snow.
Preconscious
Thoughts that are not in immediate awareness but that can be recalled by conscious effort.
Pregenital
Pressured speech
Speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and difficult or impossible to interrupt. Usually it is also loud and emphatic. Frequently the person talks without any social stimulation and may continue to talk even though no one is listening.
Primary gain
The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain.
Primary process
In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard to the demands of environment, reality, or logic.
Prodrome
An early or premonitory sign or symptom of a disorder.
Projection
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which what is emotionally unacceptable in the self is unconsciously rejected and attributed (projected) to others.
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