Glossary P

Glossary P

Jean Piaget was born in 1896 at Neuchatel, Switzerland and died in 1980 at Geneva, Switzerland. He was a Swiss born biologist but because of his mother's poor mental health, Piaget became interested in psychopathology.

- Piaget's Theory of cognitive development :

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive development refers to the perspective proposed by Jean Piaget (1896 to 1980) that thinking develops in a sequence of stages. Piaget believed that children naturally try to make sense of their world, both the physical and social world from infancy, adolescence and beyond.

Pica refers to a form of eating disorder in which the infant or toddler persists in eating inedible, non-nutritive substances, such as dirt or feces, commonly associated with mental retardation.

Deutsch: Pick-Krankheit / Español: Enfermedad de Pick / Português: Doença de Pick / Français: Maladie de Pick / Italiano: Malattia di Pick

Pick’s disease refers to rare neurological disorder that results in Pre-senile Dementia.

Pictorial cue means depth cue, such as overlap, relative height, and relative size, that can be depicted in pictures. Moreover, Pictorial cues refer to cues to depth perception that are used to convey depth in drawings and paintings

Pictorial depth cues refer to features found in paintings, drawings, and photographs/pictures that impart information about space, depth, and distance.

Pictorial stage refers to a stage in drawing attained between ages 4 and 5 in which designs begin to resemble recognizable objects.

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) refers to an augmentative and alternative communication system that involves the child learning to communicate using symbols.