Glossary L
Glossary L
Loss-based selection refers to one of the two (2) main reasons for selection that occurs when this reduced involvement happens as a result of anticipated losses in personal or enironmental resources, such as when an older person stops going to church because he can no longer drive.
Loss-oriented processes is one of the two (2) complementary sets of coping processes in mourning that is concerned primarily in coping with "restoration". Loss-oriented processes involve the intrusion of grief into the life of the bereaved, grief work, the breaking of the bonds or ties to the deceased, and overcoming resistance to change.
Loudness refers to the perception of the intensity of a sound; the quality of sound that ranges from soft to loud. For a tone of a particular frequency, loudness usually increases with increasing decibels.
Love is defined as an emotion characterized by a capacity for mutuality that transcends childhood dependency.