Psychology Glossary
Lexicon of Psychology - Terms, Treatments, Biographies,

0 • A • B • C • D • E • F  • G • H •  I  • J • K • L  • M • N • O • P • Q  • R • S • T • U • V  • W • X • Y • Z

Latest Articles

  • Costs Block Care
  • Feeling Better vs. Getting Better
  • Dual Diagnosis Dilemma
  • Home-Care Agency
  • Public Transit Trauma
  • Estimator
  • Forewarning
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Enforceability
  • Bravery
  • Disengagement Theory
  • Availability Cascade
  • Condition Of Worth
  • Bad trip
  • 2024

Most Read

1: Mirror-image perceptions
2: Universal versus Context-specific development controversy
3: Suggestion
4: Subjective Well-Being
5: Summarization
6: Demonstration
7: Nature
8: Dyadic relationships
9: Suggestibility
10: Misandry
11: Contingency
12: Corey’s model of ethical decision-making
13: Puzzles and Games in Therapy
14: Inverse projection problem
15: Egalitarian family
16: Multiple approach-avoidance conflict
17: Deviation IQ
18: Empty Love
19: Mentality
20: Content morphemes
(As of 02:26)

Statistics

  • Users 7687
  • Articles 13941

Who's Online

We have 17208 guests and no members online

  1. You are here:  
  2. Home
  3. Glossary / Lexicon
  4. Glossary S

Glossary D

Glossary D

Duplication

Duplication in psychology refers to the act of replicating or copying behaviors, thoughts, or patterns, often observed in individuals, either consciously or unconsciously. This phenomenon can have significant implications for mental health, relationships, and personal development. In this article, we will delve into the concept of duplication, provide various examples to illustrate its relevance, discuss the risks associated with it, explore its application areas in psychology, offer recommendations for understanding and addressing duplication, and, if applicable, touch upon historical and legal aspects. We will also provide examples of sentences that demonstrate the usage of the term in different grammatical forms and conclude with a list of similar concepts and a summary.

Read more …

Dura mater

Dura mater literally means "tough mother" that refers to a dense, inelastic, double- layered, vascularized membrane of the meninges that adheres to the inner surface of the skull.

Read more …

Durable medical equipment

Durable medical equipment refers to equipment such as wheelchairs, hospital beds and prosthetics used at home generally by disabled persons. Durable Medical Equipment is also called Home medical equipment.

Read more …

Durable power of attorney

Durable power of attorney refers to a document that authorizes someone to act on behalf of a person in financial and property matters and health care decisions that can go into effect either when the agreement is signed or when a disability occurs

Durable powers of attorney in health care matters

Durable powers of attorney in health care matters refers to a form of advance directives through which an individual can authorize another individual to make decisions and take actions on his or her behalf under specific circumstances. Durable powers of attorney in health care matters applies , particularly to issues involving health care; continues in force until or unless revoked by its maker even when the individual who authorized it is no longer able to act as a competent decision maker. Durable powers of attorney in health care matters is sometimes called a "Health care proxy".

Duration

Deutsch: Dauerhaftigkeit / Español: Duración / Português: Duração / Français: Durée / Italiano: Durata /

Duration refers to the length of time that an individual repeatedly or continuously performs a certain behavior.

Read more …

Duration method

Duration method is a term in Behavioral observation which refers to a technique for converting observations into numerical scores that involves recording how much time an individual spends engaged in a specific behavior during a fixed-time observation period.

Durham rule

Durham rule refers to a standard for judging legal insanity which holds that an accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or mental defect.

Read more …

Page 113 of 120

  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • Psychology Glossary
  • Glossary / Lexicon
  • Legal Notice / Impressum

Login

  • Forgot your password?
  • Forgot your username?