Glossary B

Glossary B

Bereavement overload refers to Kastenbaum's phrase for a situation in which individuals, particularly older adults do not have the time or other resources needed to process their grief and mourn one significant loss effectively before another occurs.

Bereavement reactions refer to normal reaction usually after the death of someone or something.

Bereavement support groups refer to organized meetings that combine elements of self -help and mutual aid for those who are coping with loss and grief

Bertillon Measurements (Bertillon's anthropometrical system) of personal identification was divided into three integrated parts: (1) the bodily measurements that required measurements, conducted with the utmost precision and under carefully prescribed conditions, a series of the most characteristic dimensions of bony parts of the human anatomy;.

Best Practice Guidelines refer to the systematically developed statements, the purpose of which is to assist practitioners (Psychologist, Counsellors, etc.) and patients with decisions regarding appropriate treatment/treaments for specific clinical conditions.

Bestiality refers to a paraphilia that involves engaging in sexual relations with an animal. It is an act of having intercourse with an animal, usually dogs or horses. Bestiality is also referred to as Zoophilia.

Beta bias refers to bias that occurs when treating men and women as identical, thus ignoring important differences between the lives of women and men.

Beta blockers refers to a class of drugs typically used to decrease blood pressure and also prescribed to ease physical symptoms of anxiety associated with social phobia.