DELIRIOUS STATE
A clinical state showing features of delirium often from taking drugs, withdrawal from alcohol, hypoxia, head trauma.
DELUSION OF REFERENCE
A false conviction that actions and eventshave a relation to yourself. See idea of reference.
DEPRESSIVE ANXIETY
Psychoanalytic theory. An anxiety based on fearing your hostile feelings towards others.
DEPTH THERAPY
Psychotherapy. Working through unconscious conflicts that are interferring with behaviour. Compare surface therapy.
DESCRIPTIVE OPERANT
Looks at the formal and physical requirements for reinforement. See operant. Compare functional operant.
DETERIORATION EFFECT
After partcipating in psychotherapy this is the adverse or negative outcome from it.
DEUTAN COLOR BLINDNESS
Colour blindness where green is not seen properly or is confused with red.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Branch of psycholinguistics looking at language acquired by children.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
The study of the effects of toxic poisoning on development of children.
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Metabolic disorder showing excessive thirst and increased urination without the presence of sugar in the urine. See nephrogenic diabetes insipudus.
DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE (DIS)
The structured interview used to assess a person's symptoms.
DIFFERENTIAL ABILITY SCALES (DAS)
A test of individual intelligence not based on any one theory that yields a broad index of intelligence.