Glossary D
Glossary D
Diathesis-stress model of depression refers to a Theory of Depression proposing that the impact of Stress is moderated by individual risk factors and that the occurrence of depressi
Dichotic listening task refers to an experimental procedure in which a person wears earphones that present different words to the two (2) ears at the same time and the person tries to say either or both words; an experimental task in which two (2) different auditory stimuli are simultaneously presented to the two (2) ears. The purpose of this task is to infer which cerebral hemisphere is responsible for processing the stimuli on the basis of which stimulus the listener perceives.
Dichotic presentation is a process of presenting different message to each ear; when a person is presented and hears two (2) or more different, specially recorded messages over earphones and is asked to attend to one of them.
Dichotomous thinking is the inflexible way of thinking in which everything is viewed in either/or terms
Dichromat is defined as a person who has a form of color deficiency. Dichromats can match any wavelength in the spectrum by mixing two (2) other wavelengths. Deuteranopes, Protanopes, and Tritanopes are all Dichromats.
- DID (Dissociative identity disorder) : DID (Dissociative identity disorder ) refers to a disorder in which as many as 100 personalities or fragments of personalities co-exist within one body and mind. It is formerly known as Multiple personality disorder.