Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| behaviorism | Glossaries - Psychology focus on observing and controlling behavior |
| bias | Glossaries - Psychology how feelings and view of the world distort memory of past events |
| binge eating disorder | Glossaries - Psychology type of eating disorder characterized by binge eating and associated distress |
| biological perspective | Glossaries - Psychology view that psychological disorders like depression and schizophrenia are associated with imbalances in one or more neurotransmitter systems |
| biological rhythm | Glossaries - Psychology internal cycle of biological activity |
| biopsychology | Glossaries - Psychology study of how biology influences behavior |
| biopsychosocial model | Glossaries - Psychology perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health |
| bisexual | Glossaries - Psychology emotional and erotic attractions to both same-sexed individuals and opposite-sexed individuals |
| bisexual | Glossaries - Psychology emotional expression through body position or movement |
| blocking | Glossaries - Psychology memory error in which you cannot access stored information |
| body language | Glossaries - Psychology emotional expression through body position or movement |
| Broca’s area | Glossaries - Psychology region in the left hemisphere that is essential for language production |
| bulimia nervosa | Glossaries - Psychology type of eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging |
| Cannon-Bard theory of emotion | Glossaries - Psychology physiological arousal and emotional experience occur at the same time |
| cataplexy | Glossaries - Psychology lack of muscle tone or muscle weakness, and in some cases complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles |