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DUAL CAREERS

The home situation where both partners are career orinted and no one stays at home and is the home maker.

DUCHENNE SMILE

A smile that characterised by crow's feet around the eyes and an upturning of lips.

DUSO PROGRAM

Provides therapy to emotionally disturbed children to develop and understand themselves and others.

DYNAMIC EFFECT LAW

The theory that goal directed behaviour becomes a habit as a person attains each goal.

DYNAMOMETER

The instrument used to measure force and power.

DYSGENIC

A factor or influence that is detrimental to heredity. Compare eugenic.

DYSORTHOGRAPHIA

Not being able to spell.

DYSPONESIS

State of habitual tension generating hypertension, migraine headaches and bruxism,

DYSURIA

Having difficult or painful urination often caused by a bacterial infection.

DECISION-PLANE MODEL

The 2 dimensional schema showing the risks and benefits of research.

DECROLY METHOD OF SCHOOLING 1

1. Educational method developed in Brussels in 1907 where the classroom is a workshop where learning is based on 4

DEESE PARADIGM

A memory task where people will recall related words that are not on the list.

DEFENSIVE IDENTIFICATION

When the abused person identifies with the abuser or with the group that identifies the perpetrator.

DEGENERATIVE STATUS

A body type marked by many deviations from the norm.

DEIXIS

Linguistics. Where a word or phrase used is dependent on the situation.

DELAYED RECALL

The ability to recall information already acquired.

DELIVERY

Second stage in childbirth. See afterbirth- labour.

DELUSIONAL JEALOUSY

A feeling that your partner is unfaithful. Formerly called amourous paranoia. Also called morbid jealousy- Othello sysndrome or delusion- pathological

DEMOCRATIC ATMOSPHERE

A climate of political and social equality where members make choices that reflects the intentions of the group.

DENDRITIC POTENTIAL

The resting potential across a dendrite's membrane.