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Brief psychotic disorder refers to a psychotic disturbance involving delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech or behavior but lasting less than one (1) month; often occurs in reaction to a stressor.

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Brigadoon is defined as an idyllic place that is out of touch with reality or one that makes its appearance for a brief period in a long time. A term which is derived from Brigadoon which is a village in the musical of the same name created by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, based on the story Germelshausen by Friedrich Gerstacker. Brigadoon is under a spell that makes it invisible to outsiders except on one day every 100 years.

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Bright-light therapy refers to the use of bright lights for certain periods of time at a certain time of day to reset one's biological clock.

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Deutsch: Helligkeit / Español: Brillo / Português: Brilho / Français: Luminosité / Italiano: Luminosità /

Brightness in the Psychology Context: Understanding, Examples, Recommendations, and Related Concepts

Brightness, in the psychology context, represents a multifaceted aspect of human perception and emotion. It encompasses the psychological experience of lightness, optimism, intelligence, and the brilliance of ideas or personality traits. This comprehensive exploration aims to provide a deeper understanding of brightness, offer numerous examples to illustrate its various facets, provide recommendations for cultivating and enhancing brightness, and discuss related concepts that shed light on this complex psychological phenomenon.

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Brightness constancy refers to the apparent or relative brightness of objects remains the same as long as they are illuminated by the same amount of light.

British empiricism refers to a philosophical school of thought, of which John Locke was a member, maintaining that almost all knowledge is a function of experience.

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- British Sign Language : British Sign Language refers to a visual means of communication relying on facial expressions, gestures and body language, used within the deaf community and learned naturally by interaction, which is not dependent on a spoken language.

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Brittle bone disease refers to a disease caused by an abnormality in the collagen protein that the body requires for bones as well as other structures, such as teeth, ligaments and skin. The condition often leads to an increased likelihood of fractures, as well as fragile teeth, lax joints, bruising and blue or grey sclera (whites of eyes). Some people with brittle bone disease develop deafness and some have short stature. Brittle Bone Disease is also known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).