DORSAL ROOT
A spinal root conveying sensory nerve fibres and entering the spinal cord dorsally. Also called posterior root. Compare ventral root.
DOUBLE DISSOCIATION
Research process used to demonstrate the action of 2 separable psychological or biological systems such as the types of memory…
DOWNWARD COMMUNICATION
The transmission of information from higher levels of management to lower levels and subordinates. See channels of communication- communication network.
DREAM CENSORSHIP
Psychoanalytic theory.Dusguising unconscious wishes in dreams that would disturb the ego if made while awake. See censor.
DRUG CULTURE
The lifestyle of people who take and abuse drugs that create an altered form of consciousness.
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.
DECLARATIVE
The sentence or clause that makes a statement and not a question. See indicative.
DEFECT ORIENTATION
A service planning process that focuses on a person's limitations, deficits and disabilities. See defect theory. Compare development orientation.
DEFERRED IMITATION
Imitating an act some time after it happened. Proposed by Jean Piaget and first seen at around 18 months old.