APA Dictionary of Psychology

balance

Updated on 04/19/2018
  1. n. a harmonious relationship or equilibrium of opposing forces or contrasting elements. See autonomic balance; balance theory; homeostasis.
  2. n. the sense of equilibrium mediated by the vestibular system of the inner ear.
  3. vb. to adjust forces to maintain something at a level from which it would ordinarily deviate.
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