BASAL MENTAL AGE
n. level of mental age at which all items in a standardized intelligence test can be passed. Specifically, it applies…
BASIC HOSTILITY
n. a hostile pattern which is characterized as a bad attitude. Having developed from basic anxiety, it makes the infant…
BATTLEFIELD RECOVERY TASKS
n. high-stress tasks wherein the mission is to recover bodies, to identify their names, and to bury the dead. Those…
BECK THERAPY
n. a therapeutic approach which establishes a close collaboration between the therapist and the client. Together, they accomplish homework tasks…
BEHAVIOR DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLES
n. a group of more specific behavioral difficulties which are perceived in children and adolescents. These emotional and behavioral problems…
BEHAVIOR SETTING
n. in environmental psychology, refers to the environment as the setting for observing behavior. This setting, for instance, may include…
BEHAVIORAL COUPLES THERAPY
n. a form of behavior therapy which accommodates couples in troubled relationships. Mainly, the goal is to instruct couples to…
BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION
n. a pattern of behavior characterized by shyness, timidity, withdrawal, and fear of the unfamiliar. The emotionality is negative and…
BEHAVIORAL PROCEDURE
n. any psychological procedure which is based on the principles and techniques proposed by the behavior theory. The procedure may…
BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT CONTROL THERAPIES
n. a form of intervention therapy which helps clients change the way they eat and exercise. The goal is to…
BELIEF PERSEVERANCE
n. a psychological phenomenon in which there is a tendency to persist with one's held beliefs despite the fact that the information…
BENZOTHIADIAZIDES
pl. n. a class of diuretics which function to increase the excretion of water along with sodium and chloride without…
BETA LEVEL
in statistics, refers to the probability of arriving at a false negative. As such, a person will make the wrong…
BEWUSSTSEINSLAGE
n. a state of consciousness which cannot be associated with any particular sensation. For instance, affirmation and certainty are more…
BILL OF RIGHTS
n. a list of the ten most important rights of a citizen as amended by the U.S. Constitution. In health…
BIOCHEMICAL APPROACH
n. an approach to the study of behavior patterns and mental disorders as viewed from the biochemical changes which occur…
BIOGENIC AMINE HYPOTHESIS
n. the hypothesis which postulates that a number of disorders (such as depression) result from a deficiency or excess in…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…