Glossary P
Glossary P
PT is the abbreviations of Physical therapy that refers to a rehabilitation specialty that focuses on improving motor control and physical functioning. Physical therapy is sesigned to restore or improve strength and movement in people whose mobility has been impaired by disease and injury.
Ptolemy (fl. second century A.D.) refers to the Greco-C231 Egyptian Astronomer whose synthesis of earlier and contemporary astronomical works came to be called the Ptolemaic system. Please see article on Ptolemaic system.
PTSD is the acronym of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder that refers to a syndrome that results after exposure to a stress or of extreme magnitude, marked by emotional numbing, the reliving of aspects of the trauma, intense responses to other stressful events, and other symptoms, like hyperalertness, sleep disturbance, guilt, or impaired memory or concentration. Please see related article on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) : - PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) : PTSD is the acronym of Post-traumatic stress disorder which refers to anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences several distressing symptoms for more than a month following a traumatic event, such as a re-experiencing of the traumatic event, an avoidance of reminders of the trauma, a numbing of general responsiveness, and increased arousal.
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