BOILERMAKER'S DEAFNESS
n. a type of deafness acquired from too frequent exposure to high-intensity noise. This phenomenon has been observed for quite…
BORDERLINE DISORDER
n. any personality showing borderline characteristics. Also, any psychological condition contrasted with normality (e.g. between normality and psychosis, between normal…
BOTTOM-UP DESIGN
n. an approach to system or product design using bottom-up analysis. Largely based on inductive reasoning, it first identifies basic…
BRAIN ABSCESS
n. the pus and cellular debris from immune cells which collect in the brain, specifically within its membranes or meninges.…
BRAIN MAPPING
n. a visual representation which illustrates the different brain regions and the specific functions assigned to each. Much of the…
BREAST ENVY
n. in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the concept that infants envy the mother's breast for its capacity to nourish, comfort,…
BRIEF STIMULUS THERAPY (BST)
n. a form of electroconvulsive therapy wherein the electrical charge is made brief. The duration of therapy is decreased to…
BROCA'S APHASIA
n. a condition in which there is loss of the ability to produce language in either speech or writing. It…
BROWN, JOHN A.
(1925-1997) U.S. psychologist who earned his PhD at the University of Michigan. Going on to become a faculty member of…
BABY BLUES
refers to a colloquial name for the transient depressive symptoms that affect 70% of women until 10 days after giving…
BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS
refers to inflammation of the heart lining (endocardium) due to bacterial infection. The infection ends up causing damage to the…
BALANCED LATIN SQUARE
refers to a single Latin square with an even number of treatments, or a pair of Latin squares with an…
BARNUM EFFECT
n. an individual's tendency to accept concepts personally, no matter how vague and generalized they may be. Thus, people tend…