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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.

DISINHIBITORY EFFECT

An activity in the brain where aperson acts in a way not normally acceptable to them.

DISORGANIZED DEVELOPMENT

A disruption in a child's attachement to his parents and doesn't learn how to deal with separation and reunion.

DISPOSITIONAL HEARING

A proceding held in juvenile court.

DISSOCIATIVE STUPOR

A large decrease in voluntary movement and responsiveness.

DISTORTING-PHOTOGRAPH PROCEDURE

A way to document accuracy of body size perception by using a distorted photo to produce an inaccurate image.

DISTRIBUTIVE BARGAINING

Bargaining procedure where the parties make demands by indicating preferred outcomes. Also called competitive bargaining.

DIVERSION PROGRAM

Program allowing some people to get access to help instead of going to trial for something. The charges are dropped

DOCTRINE OF FORMAL DISCIPLINE

An idea that the mind can be trained to learn by studying some fields first that will make is easier

DOMESTICATION

The selective breeding of animals so they live in close proximity to people.

DONDERS'S LAW

A principle of the position of the eyes looking at an object is independent of their moving to that position.

DOPPELGANGER PHENOMENON

The delusion that we have a twin or double. See autoscopy.

DOTTING TEST

A motor test where a person uses a pencil and paper and makes as mnay dots as they can in

DOUBT

1. The lack of confidence or uncertainty about something or someone. 2. One of erikson's 8 stages of development. See

DRAMATICS

1. The art of practicing stagecraft and theatrical performances. 2. Using drama for rehabilitation where clients read scripts and become

DREAM-WORK

Psychoanalytic theory. Transforming the latent content of a dream into a manifest content.

DROMOMANIA

The abnormal drive and desire to travel beyond your means and scrifice job and partner or security in the lust