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DISTANCE LEARNING

Learning that is acquired from a remote source.

DISTRIBUTED COGNITION

Model for intelligent problem solving.

DIURETIC

A substance that increases frequency of urination.

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.

DOPAC (I)OPAC)

Hydroxyphenylmetic acid that is the main metabolite of dopamine.

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

DOWNWARD MOBILITY

A person's movement to a lower class.

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.

DWARFISM

A condition with an underdeveloped body structure. See pseudoachondroplasia- pygmyism.

DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.

DYSCHROMATOPSIA

A congenital defect or an acquired defect in discriminating one colour from another. See cerebral dyschromatopsia.

DYSKINESIA

Any distorted voluntary movement. See extrapytamida- dyskenesia.

DYSPHAGIA

An impairment to swallowing.