BREATH-HOLDING
A behavior disturbance in which a child expresses anger by holding his breath; classified by the American Psychiatric Association (1952)…
BODY LANGUAGE (Organ Language)
The expression of unconscious feelings, impulses, or conflicts through altered functioning of bodily organs; also, nonverbal communication through the body,…
BRAIN WAVES (Electroencephalogram, EEG)
Electrical changes, or potentials, occurring during brain activity. The fluctuations are detected through electrodes placed on the skull, and are…
BRAIN TUMOR DISORDERS
Acute and chronic brain syndromes due to intracranial neoplasms (tumors). These neoplasms, or “new growths,” are of unknown origin and…
CEREA FLEXIBILITAS (Waxy Flexibility)
A common symptom of catatonic schizophrenia in which the limbs of the patient remain in any position in which they…
BLEULER, EUGEN (1857-1939)
One of the major contributors to dynamic psychiatry, Bleuler was bom in Zurich, received his medical training at its university,…
BRAIN DISORDERS
A group of disorders caused by or associated with impairment of brain tissue function, and characterized by impairment of (a)…
CANAJLIZATION
A tendency to channel needs into specific, fixed gratifications.The hunger drive is unselective in the first few years. Young children…
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
As used here, character development refers to the development of conscience, moral concepts, religious values, and social attitudes in the…
BRILL, ABRAHAM ARDEN (1874— 1948)
Brill, chiefly known as one of the first exponents of psychoanalysis in America, was bom in Austria and came to…
BELLE INDIFFERENCE
A term originally used by Pierre Janet to characterize the air of unconcern manifested by hysteric patients toward their physical…
BARBITURATE INTOXICATION
Barbiturate poisoning is the most common cause of brain disorder due to toxic conditions. It is also the toxic disorder…
AVOIDANCE LEARNING
Learning to avoid an unpleasant or painful stimulus by responding to a warning signal.In the course of our lives we…
BIRTH ADJUSTMENTS
When a baby is born he goes through the most abrupt, complete, and dramatic change of surroundings in his entire…
BIOGENIC AMINES
A group of amines (derivatives of amino acids), three of which are known to exert important influences on the nervous…
BIBLIOTHERAPY
A form of supportive psychotherapy in which the patient is given carefully selected material to read.During the era of “moral…
BILIRUBIN ENCEPHALOPATHY (Kemicterus)
A toxic brain disorder occurring in infants, due to accumulation in the gall bladder of bilirubin, a red breakdown product…
BARBITURATE ADDICTION
Physical and psychological dependence on barbiturate drugs. Barbiturate sedatives rank with the opiates and alcohol as the major addiction drugs…
BEHAVIOR DISORDERS
A somewhat loose term with three major applications. First, it is occasionally applied to any type of abnormal behavior, or…
BINET, ALFRED (1857-1911)
Binet, originator of the first true intelligence test, was born in Nice, France. Though trained as a lawyer, he never…