BIOAVAILABILITY
n. in pharmacology, refers to the fraction or quantity of a drug administered and made available to the body as…
BIOCHEMICAL APPROACH
n. an approach to the study of behavior patterns and mental disorders as viewed from the biochemical changes which occur…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
BIOCHEMICAL MARKER
n. a biochemical variable which has been detected in a disease, whether or not this substance directly or indirectly causes…
BIOCHEMISTRY
n. the study of chemical composition present in living organisms and the vital life processes which these biochemical substances affect.…
BIOCYBERNETICS
n. the study which attempts to understand how the human body functions as one complete biological system. As such, it…
BIODYNAMICS
n. the study of physiological processes occurring in the human body and the dynamics behind these processes. In human physiology,…
BIOECOLOGICAL MODEL
n. a theoretical model of human development based on the interaction between genes and environment. Human development is a process,…
BIOECOLOGICAL THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a less-than-traditional approach to the study of intelligence. This theory recognizes the role of society and the environment in…
BIOELECTRIC POTENTIAL
n. the electric potential inherently present in in the individual cells and tissues of man. This potential exists in nerves,…
BIOENERGETICS
n. in biochemistry, refers to a field of study which focuses on how energy flows through living systems. In psychotherapy,…
BIOENGINEERING
n. the use of engineering principles as applied to biological processes. The focus is on designing, testing, and manufacturing aids…
BIOEQUIVALENCE
n. in pharmacokinetics, refers to a measure that compares the bioavailability of substances with the same dose but of different…
BIOFEEDBACK
n. the therapeutic approach of using an external device in order to consciously monitor changes in vital signs such as…
BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING
n. a form of training which introduces techniques on how to control involuntary responses such as heart rate, blood pressure,…
BIOGENIC AMINE
n. a group of biologically-active amines which naturally occur in the body. These psychoactive neurotransmitters include serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine, and…
BIOGENIC AMINE HYPOTHESIS
n. the hypothesis which postulates that a number of disorders (such as depression) result from a deficiency or excess in…
BIOGENESIS
n. the origin of living matter from other living matter, or the production of living organisms from other living organisms.…