Psychology Glossary 143

Psychotic Disorder: Severe mental disorder in which a person experiences impairments in reality testing manifested through thought, emotional, or perceptual difficulties; no longer uses as diagnostic category after DSM-III.

精神障碍：严重的精神障碍，指一个人在现实测试中经历损伤，表现为思想、情感或知觉困难；不再作为DSM-III后的诊断类别。

Puberty: The process through which sexual maturity is attained.

青春期：性成熟的过程。

Punisher: Any stimulus that, when made contingent on a response, decreases the probability of the response.

惩罚者：任何刺激物，当以反应为条件时，会降低反应发生的可能性。