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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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