Glossary B

Glossary B

Deutsch: Sein / Español: Ser / Português: Ser / Français: Être / Italiano: Essere
Being means something that is unchanging and thus, in principle, is capable of being known with certainty. Being implies stability and certainty; becoming implies instability and uncertainty.

Being perception refers to perception that embraces fully what is there because it is not an attempt to locate specific items that will satisfy needs. Being perception is also called B-perception

Being-beyond-the-world refers to Binswanger's term for becoming. The healthy individual always attempts to transcend what he or she is.

Being-in-the-world is a term derived from the German word Dasein that refers to examining oneself, others, and one’s relationship with the world, thus attaining higher levels of consciousness.

Deutsch: Glaube / Español: Creencia / Português: Crença / Français: Croyance / Italiano: Credenza /

Belief refers to the extent to which an individual subscribes to society's values. According to Tolman, Belief is an expectation that experience has consistently confirmed.

Belief component refers to what a person thinks or believes about the object of an attitude.

Belief in a just world refers to a form of defensive attribution wherein people assume that bad things happen to bad people and that good things happen to good people

Belief perseverance refers to the tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving newinformation which contradicts or disconfirms the basis of that belief.