DEEP BODY TEMPERATURE
Temperature of the organs inside the body. Also called core temperature. See body temperature.
DEFENDER STRATEGY
Business strategy. Where the organisation competes inn the market place by focusing on a narrow range of products.
DEFICIENCY MOTIVE
A tendency to satisfy a need in order to alleviate an efficiency. Compare abundancy motive.
DELAY OF GRATIFICATION
Letting the immediate reward go so a better reward is gotten later. Compare immediate gratification.
DEMANDMENTS
The self-constructed and self-defeating imperitives that convert goals into demands. See rational emotive behaviour therapy.
DEPO-PROVERA
The trade name for medroxyprogester-one acetate used on sex offenders. See chemical castration.
DESIGN TRADE-OFF
A situation where one attribute of a system or product is made less suitable by giving priority to another feature.
DETACHED CHARACTER
A personality featuring extreme self sufficiency and a lack of feeling towards others. Compare aggressive caharacter- compliant character.
DETERRENCE
The idea that punishment will stop a person or deter them from engaging in the same behaviour.
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The evaluation of physical, emotional, cognitive and social development of a child.
DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH
A view saying that development results from bi-directional interaction between biological and experiential variables.