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D trisomy syndrome

D’Acosta’s syndrome

Da Costa’s syndrome

daily-living aid

Dallenbach stimulator

damage-risk criteria (DRC)

damped regression

dancing language

dancing madness

Dandy–Walker syndrome

dark adaptation

dark-adaptation curve

Darwinian algorithm

Darwinian fitness

Darwinian reflex

Dasein analysis

data collection

data-driven processing

day care center

day habilitation

daylight vision

de Clérambault’s syndrome

de Lange syndrome

deadly catatonia

deadly nightshade

deaf mutism–retinal degeneration syndrome

deafferentation

death education

death taboo (death tabu)

death-anxiety scales

death-qualified jury

deathbed escorts and visions

deautomatization hypothesis

debilitative anxiety

Debré–Sémélaigne syndrome

debt counseling

decatastrophizing

deceiver’s distrust

decentralization

decentralized organization

deception research

deceptive advertising

decerebrate rigidity

decision making

decision theory

decision-making model of counseling

decision–redecision method

decisional balance

decisional competence

decisive moment

declarative memory

decomposition of movement

decompression sickness

decontextualization

decremental conduction

decriminalization

decubitus ulcer

dedifferentiation

deductive reasoning

deductive-nomological model

deep body temperature

deep brain stimulation (DBS)

deep cerebellar nucleus

deep depression

deep processing

deep sensibility

deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

deep-pockets effect

deep-pressure sensitivity

Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm

default-mode network (DMN)

defecation reflex

defect orientation

defender strategy

defense interpretation

defense mechanism

defensible space

defensive aggression

defensive attribution

defensive behavior

defensive conditioning

defensive identification

defensive processing

deferred imitation

deferred prosecution

deficiency cognition (D-cognition)

deficiency love (D-love)

deficiency motivation

deficiency motive

deficiency need

deficient processing theory

definite article

definitional formula

definitional validity

degenerating axon

degenerative status

degraded stimulus

degrees of freedom

degrees of freedom problem

dehydration reactions

deindividuation

deinstitutionalization

delay conditioning

delay of gratification

delay of reinforcement

delay-of-reward gradient

delayed alternation task

delayed auditory feedback (DAF)

delayed conditioning

delayed development

delayed ejaculation

delayed feedback

delayed matching to sample (DMTS)

delayed parenthood

delayed posttraumatic stress disorder

delayed reinforcement

delayed response

delayed response alternation

delayed sleep phase disorder

delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH)

Delboeuf illusion

delegation of authority

deliberate psychological education (DPE)

deliberate sampling

deliberate self-harm (DSH)

deliberative mind-set

délire de négation

délire du toucher

delirium of persecution

delirium tremens (DTs)

Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System (D–KEFS)

Delphi technique

delta alcoholism

delta opioid receptor

delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

delusion of being controlled

delusion of grandeur

delusion of influence

delusion of negation

delusion of observation

delusion of persecution

delusion of poverty

delusion of reference

delusion of sin

delusion system

delusional disorder

delusional jealousy

delusional mania

delusional misidentification syndrome

delusional parasitosis

delusional system

demand characteristics

demand reduction

demand–withdraw pattern

demasculinization

démence précoce

dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT)

dementia paralytica

dementia praecox

dementia pugilistica

Dementia Rating Scale (DRS)

dementia syndrome of depression

Deming management method

democratic atmosphere

democratic leader

democratic parenting

demographic research

demonic possession

demonstration experiment

demoralization hypothesis

demyelinating disease

demyelination plaque

dendritic pathology

dendritic potential

dendritic spine

dendrodendritic synapse

denervation sensitivity

denotative meaning

density function

density-intensity hypothesis

dentate nucleus

deoxycorticosterone

deoxyribonucleic acid

dependency court

dependency need

dependency ratio

dependent events

dependent groups

dependent model

dependent personality disorder

dependent samples

dependent variable (DV)

dependent-part quality

dependent-samples t test

depersonalization

depersonalization syndrome

depersonalization/derealization disorder

depersonification

depletive treatment

deployment psychology

depressed skull fracture

depression stage

depressive anxiety

depressive disorder

depressive episode

depressive neurosis

depressive personality disorder

depressive position

depressive reaction

depressive spectrum

depressor nerve

deprivation index

depth from motion

depth from shading

depth interview

depth perception

depth psychology

depth-first search

depth-of-processing hypothesis

depth-oriented brief therapy

derivation sample

derived property

dermal sensation

dermal sensitivity

dermato- (dermo-)

dermatoglyphics

dermatographism

dermatological disorder

dermo-optical perception (DOP)

descending pathway

descending reticular system

descending tract

descriptive approach

descriptive average

descriptive behaviorism

descriptive discriminant analysis

descriptive epidemiology

descriptive grammar

descriptive norm

descriptive operant

descriptive research

descriptive responsibility

descriptive science

descriptive statistics

deseasonalization

desensitization

desexualization

design and behavior

design fluency test

design for adjustable range

design for the average

design trade-off

designer children

desocialization

destiny and growth beliefs

destructive obedience

destructiveness

desymbolization

desynchronization

desynchronized sleep

detached character

detached retina

detail perspective

detailed inquiry

detection theory

detection threshold

deterioration effect

deterioration index

deterioration of attention

deterioration quotient

determinant of elaboration

determination coefficient

determining tendency

deterministic model

deterministic process

deterministic psychology

deterrent therapy

deutan color blindness

deutero- (deuter-; deut-)

development cycle

developmental acceleration

developmental age (DA)

developmental amblyopia

developmental amnesia

developmental anomaly

developmental aphasia

developmental apraxia of speech (DAS)

developmental articulation disorder

developmental assessment

developmental cognitive neuroscience

developmental contextual model

developmental coordination disorder

developmental crisis

developmental delay

developmental disability

developmental dysgraphia

developmental dyslexia

developmental dysphasia

developmental dyspraxia

developmental factors

developmental function

developmental immaturity

developmental invariance

developmental language disorder

developmental levels

developmental measure

developmental milestone

developmental norm

developmental orientation

developmental pharmacokinetics

developmental psycholinguistics

developmental psychology

developmental psychopathology

developmental quotient (DQ)

developmental readiness

developmental reading disorder

developmental retardation

developmental scale

developmental schedules

developmental science

developmental sequence

developmental stage

developmental systems approach

developmental task

developmental teaching model

Developmental Test of Visual–Motor Integration (VMI)

developmental theory

developmental therapy

developmental toxicology

developmental trauma disorder (DTD)

developmental verbal dyspraxia (DVD)

developmental visual agnosia

developmental-behavioral pediatrics

deviance information criterion (DIC)

deviancy training

deviant sexuality

deviant verbalization

deviation score

device for automated desensitization

devil’s trumpet

dexamethasone suppression test (DST)

dextro- (dextr-)

dextroamphetamine

dextromethorphan

dextrosinistral

diabetes insipidus

diabetes mellitus

diabetes self-management education (DSME)

diabetic enteropathy

diabetic gastropathy

diabetic retinopathy

diacetylmorphine

diachronic linguistics

diachronic universal

diacritical marking system (DMS)

diadochokinesis

diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)

Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

diagnostic audiometry

diagnostic baseline

diagnostic center

diagnostic educational tests

diagnostic formulation

diagnostic interview

Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS)

diagnostic orphan

diagnostic overshadowing

diagnostic prescriptive education

diagnostic test

dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

dialectical materialism

dialectical operations

dialectical teaching

Diallinas–Amalric syndrome

dialogue (dialog)

dialysis dementia

diastolic blood pressure

diathesis–stress model

diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI)

dibenzodiazepine

dibenzothiazepine

dibenzoxazepine

dichoptic stimulation

dichorial twins

dichotic listening

dichotomized variable

dichotomous thinking

dichotomous variable

dichromatism (dichromacy; dichromasy; dichromatopsia)

didactic group therapy

didactic teaching

diencephalic amnesia

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)

dietary modification

dietary neophobia

dietary selection

dietary supplement

diethylstilbestrol (DES)

diethyltryptamine

difference canon

difference hypothesis

difference judgment

difference score

difference threshold

difference tone

differences of sex development

Differential Ability Scales (DAS)

differential accuracy

differential amplifier

Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT)

differential association

differential conditioning

differential diagnosis

differential effect

differential emotions theory

differential extinction

differential fertility

differential growth

differential inhibition

differential item functioning (DIF)

differential psychology

differential reinforcement

differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA)

differential reinforcement of high rate (DRH)

differential reinforcement of low rate (DRL)

differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)

differential relaxation

differential validity

differential-organization theory

differentiation

differentiation theory

differentiation–dedifferentiation hypothesis

diffraction grating

diffuse axonal injury (DAI)

diffuse bipolar cell

diffuse thalamic projection system (DTPS)

diffuse-status characteristic

diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI)

diffusion model

diffusion of responsibility

diffusion of treatments

diffusion process

diffusion status

diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

Digital Accessible Information SYstem (DAISY)

digital computer

digital subtraction angiography

digitized speech

dihydroergotamine

dihydromorphine

dihydrotestosterone

dihydroxyphenylacetic acid

dihydroxytryptamine (DHT)

dilution effect

dimensional theory of emotion

dimensions of consciousness

dimethoxymethylamphetamine

dimethyl ketone

dimethyltryptamine

diminished capacity

diminished responsibility

diminutive visual hallucination

DIN color system

dinitrogen monoxide

diphenhydramine

diphenylbutylpiperidine

diphenylmethane

direct aggression

direct attitude measure

direct correlation

direct dyslexia

direct marketing

direct memory test

direct observation

direct odor effect

direct perception

direct relationship

direct replication

direct selection

direct suggestibility

direct suggestion

direct-contact group

directed attention

directed discussion method

directed forgetting

directed masturbation

directed movement

directed reverie

directed thinking

direction circular

direction perception

directional confusion

directional hypothesis

directional test

directionality problem

directions test

directive counseling

directive discipline

directive group psychotherapy

directive leader

directive play therapy

directive therapy

Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences

disability adjusted life years (DALYs)

disability evaluation

disability laws

Disability Rating Scale (DRS)

disarranged-sentence test

disaster counseling

disaster psychology

discharge of affect

discharge planning

discharge procedure

discomfort anxiety

disconfirmability

disconnection syndrome

discontinuity effect

discontinuity hypothesis

discontinuous variable

discounting principle

discourse analysis

discourse routine

discovery learning

discovery method

discovery of new means through active experimentation

discrepancy evaluation

discrepancy principle

discrepant stimulus

discrete control

discrete distribution

discrete measure

discrete movement task

discrete variable

discretionary task

discriminal dispersion

discriminant analysis

discriminant function

discriminant loading

discriminant validity

discriminated avoidance

discriminated operant

discriminating power

discrimination index

discrimination learning

discrimination of cues

discrimination reaction time

discrimination training

discriminative learning

discriminative response

discriminative stimulus

discursive psychology

discussion group

discussion method

disease management

disease of adaptation

disease-prone personality

disenfranchised grief

disengaged family

disengagement theory

dishonest signal

disidentification

disinhibited feedback theory

disinhibited social engagement disorder

disjunctive concept

disjunctive motivation

disjunctive task

dismissive attachment

disorder of written expression

disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES)

disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS)

disorders of the self

disorders of the sleep–wake cycle schedule

disorganization

disorganized attachment

disorganized behavior

disorganized development

disorganized offender

disorganized schizophrenia

disorganized speech

disoriented attachment

disparate impact

disparate sensations

dispersion matrix

dispersion measure

dispersion parameter

displaced aggression

displacement behavior

displacement of affect

display–control compatibility

dispositional attribution

dispositional hearing

disrupt-then-reframe technique

disruptive behavior

disruptive behavior disorder

disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

dissimilarity coefficient

dissociated learning

dissociated state

dissociative amnesia

dissociative anesthetic

dissociative barriers

dissociative disorders

dissociative fugue

dissociative group

dissociative hysteria

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

dissociative pattern

dissociative psychosis

dissociative stupor

dissociative trance disorder

dissonance reduction

distal response

distal stimulus

distance learning

distance measure

distance paradox

distance perception

distance therapy

distance vision

distinctiveness effect

distorted speech test

distorting-photograph procedure

distractibility

distractible speech

distractor task

distress tolerance

distributed actions theory

distributed attention

distributed cognition

distributed knowledge

distributed practice

distributed processing

distributed representation

distributed-practice effect

distribution function

distribution-free test

distributional redundancy

distributive analysis and synthesis

distributive bargaining

distributive justice

disturbance of association

disturbance term

disuse supersensitivity

disuse theory of aging

diurnal enuresis

diurnal mood variation

divalproex sodium

divergent evolution

divergent production

divergent strabismus

divergent thinking

divergent validity

diversion program

diversity training

diversive exploration

divided attention

divided consciousness

diviner’s sage

divorce counseling

divorce mediation

dizygotic twins (DZ twins)

DNA methylation

do not resuscitate (DNR)

doctor shopping

doctrine of causes

doctrine of double effect (DDE)

doctrine of formal discipline

Doerfler–Stewart test

dolichocephalic

domain identification

domain-free problem

domain-general ability

domain-referenced test

domain-specific ability

domain-specific knowledge

domestic partnership

domestic violence

domiciliary care

dominance aggression

dominance hierarchy

dominance–submission

dominance–subordination

dominant allele

dominant hemisphere

dominant ideology thesis

dominant wavelength

don’t-hold functions

Donders’s law

Donders’s method

donor insemination

door-in-the-face technique

dopa decarboxylase

dopamine hypothesis

dopamine receptor

dopamine system

dopamine-receptor agonist

dopamine-receptor antagonist

dopaminergic agent

Doppelganger phenomenon

Doppler ultrasonography

dorsal anterior cingulate cortex

dorsal column system

dorsal posterior cingulate cortex

dorsal tegmental bundle

dorsolateral column

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)

dorsomedial nucleus (DMN)

dose–response relationship

double alternation

double approach–avoidance conflict

double bootstrapping

double consciousness

double deception

double depression

double dissociation

double entendre

double insanity

double personality

double predestination

double standard

double-approach conflict

double-aspect theory

double-avoidance conflict

double-simultaneous stimulation

double-simultaneous tactile sensation

double-Y condition

doubting obsession

down-regulation

downward communication

downward drift hypothesis

downward mobility

downward social comparison

drawing disability

dream anxiety disorder

dream censorship

dream deprivation

dream incorporation

dream interpretation

dream suggestion

dressing apraxia

drift diffusion model

drift hypothesis

drifting attention

drinking episode

drive discrimination

drive displacement

drive-induction theory

drive-reduction theory

driver training

Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)

drug abuse treatment

drug dependence

drug discrimination

drug interactions

drug interdiction

drug metabolism

drug rehabilitation

drug screening instrument

drug self-administration

drug subculture

drug trafficking

drug withdrawal

drug-induced amnesia

drug-induced lactation

drug-induced parkinsonism

drug-induced psychosis

drug-seeking behavior

dual antimicrobial therapy

dual coding theory

dual consciousness

dual instinct theory

dual memory theory

dual orientation

dual personality

dual process model of persuasion

dual process theory

dual process theory of color vision

dual relationship

dual representation

dual thresholds

dual trace hypothesis

dual-action antidepressant

dual-aspect physicalism

dual-attitude model

dual-store model of memory

dual-task competition

dual-task performance

duality of language

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

ductus deferens

due process model

dummy variable coding

Duncan’s multiple range test (Duncan’s MRT)

Dunn–Bonferroni procedure

Dunn–Šidák procedure

Dunn’s multiple comparison test

Dunnett’s multiple comparison test

durable power of attorney

duration of untreated illness

dustbowl empiricism

Dutch Hunger Winter

duty to protect

Dvorak keyboard

dyadic accuracy

dyadic relationship

dynamic anthropometry

dynamic assessment

dynamic calculus

dynamic effect law

dynamic equilibrium

dynamic formulation

dynamic interactionism

dynamic kinesthetic imagery

dynamic psychology

dynamic psychotherapy

dynamic self-distribution

dynamic skill theory

dynamic social impact theory

dynamic systems theory

dynamic testing

dynamic unconscious

dynamic visual display

dyscheiria (dyschiria)

dyschromatopsia

dysconjugate gaze

dysdiadochokinesis

dyseidetic dyslexia

dysesthesia (disesthesia; dysaesthesia)

dysexecutive syndrome (DES)

dysfunctional family

dysfunctions associated with sleep, sleep stages, or partial arousals

dyskinetic dysarthria

dysmetabolic syndrome

dysmorphophobia

dysorthographia

dysphagia spastica

dysphonetic dyslexia

dysplastic type

dysprosody (dysprosodia)

dyssocial behavior

dyssocial personality

dysthymic disorder

dystrophia myotonica

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