Glossary B
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Deutsch: Körperscan / Español: escaneo corporal / Português: escaneamento corporal / Français: balayage corporel / Italiano: scansione corporea
Body Scan in the psychology context refers to a Mindfulness technique in which an individual systematically focuses their attention on different parts of their body, typically from head to toe, to observe and become aware of physical sensations, tension, or discomfort without judgment. This practice is commonly used in mindfulness meditation, stress reduction, and therapeutic settings to promote relaxation, increase bodily awareness, and reduce stress or anxiety.
Body-centered psychotherapy also called (body-oriented psychotherapy, body psychotherapy, direct body-contact psychotherapy, humanistic body psychotherapy) refers to any combination of: (a) psychotherapy and (b) massage therapy, touch therapy, or "movement techniques." Body-centered psychotherapy may include breathwork.
Bogardus social distance scale refers to a measurement technique for determining the willingness of people to participate in social relations - of varying degrees of closeness with other kinds of people. Bogardus social distance scale is an especially efficient technique in that several discrete answers may be summarized without losing any of the original details of the data.
Bohr effect refers to the right shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve due to a decrease of blood pH. Results in a decreased affinity for oxygen.
Boiler room is a term used in Forensic psycholgy that refers to an operation run by one or more stock manipulators who, through deception and misleading sales techniques, seduce the unsuspecting and uninformed public into buying stocks in obscure and often poorly financed corporations.