Glossary P

Patient focused research refers to research which monitors the progress of clients and then uses this information to develop treatment methods.

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Patient functioning means how well a patient is getting along across a number of domains, such as psychological, social/interpersonal, occupational.

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Patient orientation refer to patient education programs designed to inform patients about their disorder and its treatment and to train them in methods for coping with a disorder and its corresponding limitations.

Patient uniformity myth is the tendency to consider all members of a category as more similar than they are, ignoring their individual differences.

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Patients' rights movement refers to a movement to ensure that mental patients retain their basic rights and to remove them from institutions and care for them in the community.

Patriarchal means of or pertaining to a society or system that is dominated by male power.

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- Patriarchal (society) / Patriarchal society : Patriarchal society refers to a society ruled by the male as the figure of authority, symbolized by the father’s absolute authority in the home.

Patriarchal family refers to a family in which the father has formal authority and dominance.