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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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DAMPING

noun. A decrease of the magnitude of vibrations, frequently because of energy absorption by the encompassing medium.

DANCE EPIDEMIC

a sensation wherein supposed abrupt and uncontrollable dancing stems throughout a large portion of a populace due to a contagion.

DANCE THERAPY

the utilization of many types of rhythmic motions as a therapy-based method to assist people in attaining better body consciousness

DANCING MOUSE

a group of mice demonstrating behavior similar to dancing. They possess a genetic fault wherein deterioration of hair cells occurs

DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME

a hereditary anomaly consisting of a big cyst developing in the posterior area of the fetal brain- marked by (i)

DANGEROUSNESS

noun. The condition wherein people come to be more plausible to cause damage to their self or other people, presenting

DANTROLENE

noun. A muscle relaxer possessing a main behavior directed at skeletal muscles. It treats muscular spasms commonly seen in those

DAP TEST

abbreviated form of Machover Draw A Person Test.

DARK ADAPTATION

the capacity of the eye ball to acclimate to certain states of low illumination by way of an escalated sensitiveness

DARK LIGHT

the perception of light stimulated by the sudden functioning of retinal photoreceptors, that takes place even when there is no

DARK-ADAPTATION CURVE

a chart of a person's sensitivity to light over time when it is requested that the person pick up on

DARVOCET

noun. A brand name for the topical pain relief combination of acetaminophen and propoxyphene.

DARVON

noun. A brand name for propoxyphene.

DARWINIAN ALGORITHM

proposed by Charles Darwin, with regard to evolutionary developmental psychology, an inborn setting-specific mental program that grew to attain certain

DARWINIAN FITNESS

proposed by Charles Darwin, the general achievement of a certain living being or genotype in generating viable offspring, which is

DARWINIAN REFLEX

a grasping reflex displayed by and observed in infants, specifically those just recently born.

DARWINISM

noun. The theory of evolution by natural selection, as initially brought about by British naturalists Alfred Russell Wallace and Charles

DASEIN

proposed by German philosopher Martin Heidegger, the specific type of being that develops in people.

DASEIN ANALYSIS

a technique employed in existential psychotherapy stressing the requisite to not just one's presence in the world, but additionally what

DAT 1

1. abbreviated form of the Alzheimer's form of dementia. 2. abbreviated form of Differential Aptitude Tests.