Glossary B

Benzodiazepine refers to antianxiety drug such as Valium, Xanax, Dalmane, or Halcion which can also be used to treat insomnia. Benzodiazepine is effective against anxiety and, at high potency, panic disorder, however show some side effects, such as some cognitive and motor impairment, and may result in substance dependence. Relapse rates are said to be extremely high when such a drug is discontinued.

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Benzodiazepines refers to a class of drugs that act as tranquilizers; the most common side effects are drowsiness and withdrawal symptoms upon abrupt ending of treatment.

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Berdache refers to a male who takes on the roles of women and who may also dress as a woman and engage in sexual intimacy with man.

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Bereavement refers to the painful loss of a loved one through death; the state or condition caused by loss through death, and the long-term process of adjustment to the death of a loved one that is more all encompassing than grief and is commonly accompanied by physical symptoms, role loss, and a variety of intense emotions, including anger, sorrow, anxiety, and depression.

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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.

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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

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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;.

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