Glossary B

Glossary B

Deutsch: Grenzbedingungen / Español: Condiciones de límite / Português: Condições de fronteira / Français: Conditions limites / Italiano: Condizioni limite /

Boundary conditions refer to the necessary conditions to produce a phenomenon, or the conditions required to obtain the phenomenon.

Deutsch: Grenzmanagement / Español: Gestión de Límites / Português: Gestão de Limites / Français: Gestion des Frontières / Italiano: Gestione dei Confini

Boundary Management in the context of psychology refers to the strategies and processes individuals use to regulate and maintain the balance between different domains of their lives, such as work and personal life. This concept encompasses the creation and management of psychological, emotional, and physical boundaries that help individuals prioritize their needs, responsibilities, and relationships effectively.

Boundary marking refers to a technique to change boundaries or interactions among individual family members. An example would be to change the seating of family members in therapy.

Boundary permeability refers to the degree to which boundaries are flexible among family members, and the nature of the contact that family members have with each other.

Boundary situation refers to an urgent experience that compels an individual to deal with an existential situation.

Bounded rationality refers to the belief that humans are rational, but within limits

Bovarism is defined as an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.

Bow Street Runners refer to 18th Century unpaid private citizens who received "rewards" for identifying thieves.