DUTY TO WARN
The obligation of a health professional to warn a third party of potential harm by a client. See duty to…
DYNAMIC MODEL
Psychoanalytic theory. The view that the psyche can be explained by the underlying drives and instincts. Compare economic model- topographic…
DYSGRAMMATISM
The persistent use of incorrect grammar as a symptom of aphasia. See agrammatism.
DEGRADED STIMULUS
A stimulus, visual or auditory that has had a noise added to it that makes it harder to percieve.
DELAYED REINFORCEMENT
Reinforcement that happens after a response. Delay may be signaled or unsignaled.
DELTA ALCOHOLISM
The fourth stage of alcoholism wher a person drinks everyday and control over intake is not totally gone. See alpha,…
DEMOCRATIC PARENTING
A style of parenting suggested by Alfred Adler where the parents guide a child's development in a steady and accepting…