Behavioral Science

224 Index
“Pooled-risk,” 192
Positive predictive value (PPV),
200, 201f
Positive reinforcement, 37–38
Postpartum “blues,” 15–16
Postpartum major depression, 16, 94
Postpartum psychosis, 16
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
62, 103, 107–108
adjustment disorder v., 108
ASD v., 108
suicide and, 66
Power, 212–213
Power of attorney, 184
PPOs (preferred provider organizations),
193
PPV (positive predictive value), 200, 201f
Prazosin, 108
Precision, 204
Preferred provider organizations (PPOs),
193
Pregnancy and childbirth
benzodiazepines during, 165
bipolar disorder and, pharmacologic
treatment, 173
postpartum period, 15–16
“blues,” 15–16
major depression, 16
psychosis, 16
Premature birth, 5
Premature ejaculation, 52
Prevalence, 199
Priapism, 168
Primary process thinking, 26
Principle of double-effect, 181
Probability (p) value, 213
Progesterone, 51
Projection, as defense mechanism,
27, 29
Prospective study, 201
Prozac. See Fluoxetine
Psychiatric disorders, 69–71. See also Major
depressive disorder; Psychosis;
Schizophrenia
Psychoanalytic theory, 25–33
defense mechanisms, 26–30, 31–32t
psychotherapy, 26–27
structural theory of the mind, 25
topographic theory of the mind, 25
Psychosis, 85–86
clinical hallmarks, 85
hallucinations, 85–86
from medical conditions, 86
narcolepsy and, 86
personality disorders and, 86
from pharmacological agents, 171
postpartum, 16
Psychotherapy, 26–27
for major depressive disorder, 98–99
psychodynamic, 26–27
for specific phobia, 109
Psychotic disorders, 85–92
PTSD. See Posttraumatic stress disorder
Punishment, 37–38
Purging, 155
Q
Quaternary amines, 78
R
r (correlation coefficient), 211
Rape, 61–62
Rapid eye movement (REM), 20, 43–45
Rapport, 177
Ratio data, 214
Rationalization, as defense mechanism,
27–28
Reaction formation, as defense mechanism,
27–28
Referrals, patient, 177
Refusal of treatment
by patients, 186
by physicians, 187
Regression, as defense mechanism, 27, 29
Reinforcement, in operant conditioning,
37–39
Relapse, 142, 150
Relative risk (RR), 205–206, 205f
Reliability, 204
REM (rapid eye movement), 20, 43–45
Remeron. See Mirtazapine
Repression, as defense mechanism, 27, 29
Research study designs, 201–203
Reserpine, 94
Reticular system lesion, 76
Retrospective study, 202
Rett disorder, 159–160
Risperidone, 172
Ritalin, 46
Rivastigmine, 114
Romazicon. See Flumazenil
Rooting reflex, 6
RR (relative risk), 205–206, 205f
S
Schizoaffective disorder, 86, 91
Schizoid personality disorder, 126, 130–131
Schizophrenia, 69–70, 87–91
abnormal thought formation, 88
antipsychotics for, 90
catalepsy, 90
catatonic, 89
characteristic symptoms, 87–88
disorganized speech, 87