Glossary D
Glossary D
Deprivation dwarfism refers to a childhood growth disorder that is triggered by emotional deprivation and characterized by decreased production of GH, slow growth, and small stature.
Deprivation homosexuality refers to a typeof homosexuality and homosexual activity that occurs in certain situations, like in prisons, when inmates are deprived of their regular heterosexual activity.
Depth is defined as the distance from a surface, often using your own body as a reference surface when speaking in terms of depth perception.
Depth cues refer to perceptual features that impart information about distance and three-dimensional (3D) space.
Derailment is a characteristic of disorganized speech in which the affected person randomly leaps from topic to topic.
Derealisation refers to the sudden experience of your surroundings being unreal, strange, changed.