BREATHING RETRAINING
in behavior therapy, refers to slow, diaphragmatic breathing which is taught in different methods such as therapist modeling or corrective…
BREATHING-RELATED SLEEP DISORDER
in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a primary sleep disorder in which sleep is frequently interrupted due to difficulty in breathing (e.g.…
BREATHY VOICE
n. a type of articulation wherein a weak murmur is audible and especially breathy in words with the h sound.…
BREECH BIRTH
n. a type of birth presentation in which the baby is delivered feet or buttocks first. This is in contrast…
BRIDE PRICE
n. a cultural tradition wherein an agreed amount of wealth is paid by the groom's family to the bride's family.…
BRIEF GROUP THERAPY
n. in psychotherapy, refers to group therapy sessions which are set on a short-term basis. They are specific as to…
BRIEF INTENSIVE GROUP COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THER
n. in cognitive behavioral therapy, refers to group therapy sessions which are lengthy per session but brief in period of…
BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE (BPRS)
n. a widely-used rating scale for psychotic, schizophrenic, and other psychiatric conditions. Scoring 24 factors in all, each symptom is…
BRIEF PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
n. in psychotherapy, refers to short-term therapy sessions which attempt to be more active and flexible in approach. Focused on…
BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a psychological disturbance involving at least psychotic symptom, such as delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, or catatonic…
BRIEF STIMULUS THERAPY (BST)
n. a form of electroconvulsive therapy wherein the electrical charge is made brief. The duration of therapy is decreased to…
BRIGHTNESS
n. in visual perception, refers to a state of enhanced light intensity. Being the source of light, the stimulus is…
BRIGHTNESS ADAPTATION
n. the apparent contrast in intensity of light between two stimuli and the adjustment made therof. For instance, the interior…
BRIGHTNESS CONSTANCY
n. a condition of maintaining perceptual constancy in viewing familiar objects. Thus, anything familiar to the eye (like a blank…
BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST
n. an enhanced difference in the degree of brightness perceived between two objects as a result of viewing them side…
BRIGHTNESS DISCRIMINATION
n. the ability to differentiate the level of brightness. Discriminating the degree of brightness, however, depends on the visual acuity…