DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE
A dissociative disorder where the person suddenly travels away fron home.
DISTRIBUTED REPRESENTATION
System of information processing where separate components carry the units of knowledge.
DIVAGATION
The rambling or digressing speech, thoughts or writing. See disorganised speech.
DOMAIN-GENERAL ABILITY
The cognitive ability that will influence performance over a wide range of tasks.
DOMINANT IDEOLOGY THESIS
Marxist theory that the ruling class consolidates its position by forcing its ideology on lower classes. See hegemony.
DOPAMINE RECEPTOR
The receptor molecule sensitive to dopamine and related compounds. The receptors are found in the basal ganglia, blood vessels in…
DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX (DLPFC)
Region of the brain located near the front and to both sides of the prefrontal cortex in mamals.
DOUBLE VISION
Seeing one object as an image in each eye and is usually caused by strabimus. See diplopia- double image.
DREAM IMAGERY
An endogenous dream experience that can sometimes be daytime experiences or dilemmas.
DRIVE DISPLACEMENT
Activating another drive when the first one is thwarted such has having a chocolate instead of a cigarette. Also called…
DUAL REPRESENTATION
Being able to comprehend an object as itself and representing another thing. Also called dual encoding- dual orientation.
DYADIC RELATIONSHIP
1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.
DYNAMIC SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
The extension of social impact theory that tries to explain changes in physiological states, subjective feelings and emotions.
DYSDIADOCHOKINESIA DYSEIDETIC DYSLEXIA
A type of dyslexia where a person is unable to recognise thw whole word and needs ro sound it out…
DYSMENORRHEA
Dysmenorrhea is the name for the painful cramps often associated with a menstrual period. In younger women, primary dysmenorrhea is…