short for
mental image pictures, mental copies of one's
perceptions sometime in the
past; three-dimensional
color pictures with
sound and
smell and all other
perceptions, plus the conclusions or speculations of the
individual. For
example, if a person was in a car accident, he would retain "
pictures" of that
experience in his
mind,
complete with recordings of the sights, physical sensations, smells, sounds, etc., that occurred during that
incident.
—9th ACC Volume 1 Approved Glossary, —PDC Volume 3 Approved Glossary