|
| | |
Pressured speech
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.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Social
worker An individual, usually with a university degree in social work, who provides counsel and aid to individuals with emotional and family problems.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Presamine
Presamine 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): imipramine hydrochloride.
Presbycusis
Hearing loss due to old age.
Presbyopia
The eye's gradually decreasing ability to focus on nearby objects. Presbyopia is a normal part of aging and affects virtually everyone, usually becoming noticeable after age 40. People with presbyopia typically hold reading materials at arm's length in order to bring the words into focus. They may experience headaches or eyestrain while reading, viewing a computer screen, or doing close work. Presbyopia can be corrected with reading glasses, bifocal or variable focus lenses, or contact lenses. Using bright, direct light when reading is also helpful.
Presbyterian Health Center
The Presbyterian Health Center is a hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA).
Presbyterian Healthcare System
Presbyterian Healthcare System is a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA).
Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital
The Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital is a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Presbyterian Hospital
The Presbyterian Hospital is a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Presbyterian Hospital-Huntersville
The Presbyterian Hospital-Huntersville is a hospital in Huntersville, North Carolina, United States.
Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews
The Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews is a hospital in Matthews, North Carolina, United States.
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
The Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Presbyterian Medical Center-Pa
The Presbyterian Medical Center-Pa is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Prescription
A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient.
Prescription drug
A drug requiring a prescription, a physician's order. By comparison with an over-the-counter drug.
Prescription medicine
The written direction for drugs for medicinal use, given by the doctor, dentist and nurse to the patient, for dispensation by the pharmacist.
Presentation Health System
Presentation Health System is a hospital in Yankton, South Dakota (USA).
Presidente Prudente doctors
All doctors near Presidente Prudente, Brazil. Doctors who can assist a patient in Presidente Prudente.
Preston doctors
All doctors near Preston, Great Britain. Doctors who can assist a patient in Preston.
Preston Memorial Hospital
Preston Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Kingwood, West Virginia (USA).
Presynaptic
Pertaining to the area on the proximal side of a synaptic cleft.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
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.
Pressured speech
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.
Projective identification
A term introduced by Melanie Klein to refer to the unconscious process of projection of one or more parts of the self or of the internal object into another person (such as the mother). What is projected may be an intolerable, painful, or dangerous part of the self or object (the bad object). It may also be a valued aspect of the self or object (the good object) that is projected into the other person for safekeeping. The other person is changed by the projection and is dealt with as though he or she is in fact characterized by the aspects of the self that have been projected.
We thank you for using the Health Dictionary to search for Pressured speech. If you have a better definition for Pressured speech than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Pressured speech may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Pressured speech and any other medical topic for the public at large.This dictionary contains 25007 terms. |
|
|
