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DESOXYN

Trade name for methamphetamine.

DETERIORATION

A progressive impairment of basic functions.

DETUSSIN

Trade name for hydrocodone and pseudoephedrine.

DEVELOPMENTAL PHARMACOKINETICS

Study of an infant to see how pharmacological agents are processed. See pharmacokinetics.

DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY

A way to treat children and adolescents with different behavioural problems.

DHE 45

Trade name for dihydroergotamine.

DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW

The interview with the mental health professional looking at a person's problems and situations.

DIAPHRAGM

1. Muscle sheet that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity. 2. Cup-shaped contraceptive device.

DICHOTIC LISTENING

Listening to a message in one ear and ignoring the different mesaage in the other ear.

DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD

The smallest difference perceptible between 2 stimuli that can be measured. What is the difference threshold in psychology?  The just

DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF LOW RATE (DRI)

Reinforcement when response to stimuli is low. Also called differential reinforcement of long response times.

DIFFUSION PROCESS

Marketing and advertising. Technique used to gain the acceptance of the public to a new product.

DILATOR

1. Muscle or nerve that causes an opening or enlargement of a structure in the body. 2. Instrument for opening

DIPHENYLBUTYLPIPERIDINE

A menber of a class of antipsychotic compounds.

DIRECT REALISM

Synonym for direct perception.

DIRECTIVE

A command that suggests an action should ne done.

DISASTER COUNSELING

Counselling given to people who have seen a disaster or traumatic event.

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

The study of structures in linguistics that go beyond the sentence.

DISCRIMINANDA

Stimuli that can be distinguished from others.

DISEASE

A definite pathological process with organis origins with a set of symptoms that can impair function.