DISADVANTAGED
Families and people who are deprived of access to a society's resources and the needs for life. See culturally disadvantaged.
DISCORDANCE
1.The condition of being in variance to a situation. 2. The dissimilarity seen in twins with rrspect to a trait…
DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT
A strange situation where a form of insecure attachement occurs where an infant shows no consistent behaviour when separated and…
DISPLAY-CONTROL COMPATIBILITY
Ergonomics. The design principle where controls and the corresponding displays shoild be compatible on dimensions of size, colour and location.…
DISSOCIATIVE PATTERN
The pattern of behaviour that is consistent with a dissociative disorder.
DISTRIBUTION-FREE TEST
A test that makes no assumptions about the distribution of scores. See non-parametric statistics.
DIVERGENT PRODUCTION
Capacity to produce novel solutions to problems. Compare convergent production.
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP
Two people who live together in a stable and intimate relationship and share responsibilities of a household as a married…
DOT FIGURE
The arrangement od dots that can be seen as a structure that can change depending on which dots we see…
DOUBLE-SIMULTANEOUS STIMULATION
Test used in parietal lobe lesions where 2 stimulations are presented at the same time.
DRAMA THERAPY
Group psychotherapy. Theatrical techniques are used to gain better self awareness and to increase our self expression. See psychodrama.