DISENGAGEMENT THEORY
Theory that in old age we decline social interactions, have a smaller life space and lose social esteem and morale.…
DISPLACEMENT
Transferring behaviour or feelings from the original objet or person to another. See displaced aggression- drive displacement- scape goating.
DIVORCE MEDIATION
Counselling to help people with issues relating to divorce such as property ownership and to assist in negotiations.
DOMAIN IDENTIFICATION
1. Process a person uses to form a relationship between themselves and a field of pursuit. 2. Organisational theory. The…
DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION RELATIONSHIP
Social relationship in groups with a leader or a dominant member with priority of access to resourcesover more subordinate members.
DORSAL TEGMENTAL BUNDLE
The bundle of nerve fibres from the locus ceruleus that combine with the central tegmental tract to form the medial…
DOUBLE IMAGE
1. The duplicate retinal image occuring from an eye defect. 2. Duplicate image of a distant object when fixating on…
DREAM DEPRIVATION
Patients are continually woken during sleep so that they don't experience REM sleep.
DRINKOMETER
Device that measures the number of times an animal licks a drinking tube. Also called lickometer.
DRUG EDUCATION
The way to inform people about the various effects of chemical agents on the body.
DUAL PERSONALITY
A condition where a person's personality is divided into 2 independent systems. See dissociate identity disorder.
DUMMY VARIABLES
A variable in a logic based representation that is able to be bound to an element in their domain.