BANDWAGON EFFECT
refers to the tendency of large numbers of individuals, in social and sometimes political situations, to align themselves or their…
BARIATRICS
n. a specific branch of medicine that zeroes in on the causes of being obese or overweight. It also focuses…
BASAL DENDRITE
n. a dendrite (threadlike projection) which extends horizontally from the cytoplasm of an existing neuron. Specifically, these dendrites emerge from…
BASIC ANXIETY
n. in the study of ego, a feeling of being deeply insecure, helpless, and isolated. There is fear of being…
BASIC-SKILLS TESTING
n. an assessment of fundamental skills appropriate to the task at hand. It examines an individual's ability to understand basic…
BATTLE INOCULATION
n. realistic training which inoculates soldiers on the stresses of combat and other war-time operations. In the process, they learn…
BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI)
n.a measure of depression in individuals aged 13 years and above. Administered by a clinician, the test consists of 21…
BEHAVIOR CONTROL
n. the exercise of influence and authority over human behavior. For instance, undesirable behavior can be redirected through psychological manipulation…
BEHAVIOR REVERSAL
n. under behavior modification, refers to a method by which the client applies new, more desirable responses to sample interpersonal…
BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT
n. a document which describes in detail the rewards and consequences of agreeing to a new behavior and replacing a…
BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY
n. in the evolutionary and developmental context, refers to behavioral similarities observed in species which share a common ancestral origin.…
BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY
n. an interdisciplinary field referred to as psychopharmacology. It studies the action and effect of psycho-active, mood-altering drugs on behavior.…
BEHAVIORAL TERATOLOGY
n. the study of abnormal or impaired behavior due to physiological birth defects. These impairments in behavior are said to…
BEKHTEREV'S NYSTAGMUS
n. a condition in which there are involuntary eye movements (nystagmus) which develop after the destruction of the first labyrinth…
BENZODIAZEPINE AGONISTS
p. n. a group of agents which prevent the binding of benzodiazepine to its receptor site. As prescription drugs, they…
BETA BLOCKERS
n. medications which are proven to reduce heart muscle activity and slow down heart rate. They are present in antihypertensive…
BILIRUBIN ENCEPHALOPATHY
n. in neuropathology, refers to an acquired metabolic disease caused by the toxic presence and effects of the bile pigment,…
BIOACOUSTICS
n. the study of sounds which affect living organisms and those which they produce in line with communication. It investigates…