BOWEL CONTROL
n. the ability to defecate or excrete waste products of metabolism. It involves bowel elimination and regular defecation at the…
BRADYRHYTHMIA
n. a disturbance in the heart characterized by abnormal slowness in rhythm. It is often diagnosed as being due to…
BRAIN EXPLANT
n. a small portion or sample of brain tissue which is derived directly from the subject's brain. It is isolated…
BRAIN TRAUMA
n. a form of head trauma, specifically that of physical injury with resulting damage to the brain. It involves force…
BRATTLEBORO RAT
a. lab rat whose particular strain first originated from Brattleboro, Vermont. Due to a mutation in its gene for vasopressin,…
BRIQUET'S SYNDROME
n. a personality disorder characterized by frequent, multiple complaints and treatment-seeking behavior despite the lack of physical symptoms to support…
BRONCHODILATOR MEDICATIONS
n. a group of prescription drugs that counteract the effects of bronchoconstriction. As such, they widen the airways in order…
BULBOPONTINE REGION
n. a region of the brain which corresponds to that portion of the medulla oblongata adjacent to or nearest the…
BURNED OUT
adj. that which denotes physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. Historically, it also describes patients who become withdrawn and apathetic, slowly…
BASELINE ASSESSMENT 1
The measurement of characteristics displayed by an individual or population prior to any planned interventions which allows researchers to evaluate…
BROWN, ROGER
US psychologist, 1925-1997, who studied the authoritarian personality. His important studies dealt with social psychology and psycholinguistics
BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BAIT SHYNESS
refers to animals avoiding foods that have previously been associated with gastric distress or other adverse effects. This learned avoidance…
BARBITURATES
pl. n. a group of wide-spectrum drugs, first synthesized from barbituric acid. Known to depress respiration, they also induce drug…
BARTHEL INDEX
n. a measure of one's ability to independently perform Activities of Daily Living. On a point scale, it rates functional…
BASELINE MEASURES
n. a record of things to keep track of when observing the response of participants prior to administering experimental intervention.…