Glossary P

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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.

- 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.

Patriarchal terrorism refers to a systematic violence by men against women.

Patriarchy refers to a social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.

Patronizing speech refers to inappropriate speech to older adults that is based on stereotypes of incompetence and dependence. Patronizing speech is also defined as a speech marked by slower speed, exaggerated intonation, higher pitch, increased volume, repetitions, closed-ended questions, and simplified vocabulary and grammar

Patronizing talk is a talk characterized as using superficial conversation, slowed speech, simple vocabulary, carefully articulated words, and a demeaning emotional tone.