BUCCAL SPEECH
n. a type of phonation produced by shaping the buccal (oral) cavity into an air pocket rather generating sound through…
BULIMIA (BOULIMIA)
n. an eating disorder described as an excessive, insatiable consumption of food. Found to occur among younger women of normal…
BENEFFECTANCE
The combination of benevolence and effectiveness. Self-deception enhances their actions so they appear to morally good. See positive illusion.
BACKWARD SEARCH
refers to a problem-solving strategy whereby the solver works backward from the end goal to the beginning state. For example,…
BALANCE TRAINING
refers to a form of physical or occupational therapy for individuals who have difficulty with balance control (maintaining balance when…
BARGAINING
n. an attempt between two parties to agree on terms and to resolve conflict. In the process,limited resources are traded…
BARTLEY V KREMENS
n. a 1976 lawsuit which ended in a decision by the Pennsylvania court (1977) to provide legal counsel and to…
BASES OF AN ATTITUDE
n. typical sources from which information is derived and an attitude is based. Research reveals that there are three bases…
BASIC TECHNIQUE (BT)
n. in parapsychology, refers to the use of Zener cards as a method to detect precognition. This cognitive ability is…
BATTERED-WOMAN SYNDROME (BWS)
n. a psychological condition which results from severe and repeated acts of domestic violence. Not all battered women suffer from…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIOR RECORD
n. a complete log of observations recorded within a pre-specified time frame. Ideally, this record provides a thorough and acccurate…
BEHAVIORAL CONTAGION
n. a tendency for the behavior of one or more people to be copied by others rapidly and compulsively. With…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and…
BEHAVIORAL PATHOGEN
n. a behavior pattern or type of lifestyle which is detrimental to the health. This lifestyle is associated with a…
BEHAVIORAL STUDY OF OBEDIENCE
n. an experiment which graphically documents how individuals would be willing to obey orders from an authority figure, even if…