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Double bind
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Double bind Interaction in which one person demands a response to a message containing mutually contradictory signals, while the other person is unable either to comment on the incongruity or to escape from the situation.
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Double contrast barium enema
A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an injection of air. The barium outlines the intestines on the x-rays, allowing many abnormal growths to be visible
Double helix
The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something like an immensely long ladder twisted into a helix, or coil. The sides of the "ladder" are formed by a backbone of sugar and phosphate molecules, and the "rungs" consist of nucleotide bases joined weakly in the middle by hydrogen bonds.
Double pneumonia
Inflammation of both lungs. Medically called bilateral pneumonia.
Double-blind
Term used to described a study in which both the investigator or the participant are blind to (unaware of) the nature of the treatment the participant is receiving. Double-blind trials are thought to produce objective results, since the expectations of the researcher and the participant about the experimental treatment such as a drug do not affect the outcome. Also called double-masked.
Double-blind study
A study in which neither the subject(s) nor the investigator(s) know what treatment a subject is receiving. See also blinding/masking
Double-blinded study
A study in which at least two separate groups receive the experimental medication or procedure at different times, with neither group being made aware of when the experimental treatment or procedure has been given. Double-blinded studies are often chosen when a treatment shows particular promise and the illness involved is serious. It can be hard to recruit human subjects for a blinded study of a promising treatment when one group will receive only a placebo or an existing medicine.
Double-jointed
Popular term to describe a joint that is unusually flexible. Medically, the joint is said to be hyperflexible, hyperextensible, or hypermobile. People whose fingers are hypermobile have lower rates of arthritis in the hands.
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Disorientation
Confusion about the time of day, date, or season (time), where one is (place), or who one is (person).
Dysphoric mood
An unpleasant mood, such as sadness, anxiety, or irritability.
Displacement
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which emotions, ideas, or wishes are transferred from their original object to a more acceptable substitute; often used to allay anxiety.
Dissociation
disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment. The disturbance may be sudden or gradual, transient or chronic.
Distractibility
The inability to maintain attention, that is, the shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation, or attention being drawn too frequently to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.
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Drive
Basic urge, instinct, motivation; a term used to avoid confusion with the more purely biological concept of instinct.
Dyad
A two-person relationship, such as the therapeutic relationship between doctor and patient in individual psychotherapy.
Dysarthria
Imperfect articulation of speech due to disturbances of muscular control or incoordination.
Dysgeusia
Perversion of the sense of taste.
Dyssomnia
Primary disorders of sleep or wakefulness characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia as the major presenting symptom. Dyssomnias are disorders of the amount, quality, or timing of sleep.
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Double contrast barium enema
A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an injection of air. The barium outlines the intestines on the x-rays, allowing many abnormal growths to be visible
Double helix
The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something like an immensely long ladder twisted into a helix, or coil. The sides of the "ladder" are formed by a backbone of sugar and phosphate molecules, and the "rungs" consist of nucleotide bases joined weakly in the middle by hydrogen bonds.
Double pneumonia
Inflammation of both lungs. Medically called bilateral pneumonia.
Double-blind
Term used to described a study in which both the investigator or the participant are blind to (unaware of) the nature of the treatment the participant is receiving. Double-blind trials are thought to produce objective results, since the expectations of the researcher and the participant about the experimental treatment such as a drug do not affect the outcome. Also called double-masked.
Double-blind study
A study in which neither the subject(s) nor the investigator(s) know what treatment a subject is receiving. See also blinding/masking
Double-blinded study
A study in which at least two separate groups receive the experimental medication or procedure at different times, with neither group being made aware of when the experimental treatment or procedure has been given. Double-blinded studies are often chosen when a treatment shows particular promise and the illness involved is serious. It can be hard to recruit human subjects for a blinded study of a promising treatment when one group will receive only a placebo or an existing medicine.
Double-jointed
Popular term to describe a joint that is unusually flexible. Medically, the joint is said to be hyperflexible, hyperextensible, or hypermobile. People whose fingers are hypermobile have lower rates of arthritis in the hands.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Disorientation
Confusion about the time of day, date, or season (time), where one is (place), or who one is (person).
Dysphoric mood
An unpleasant mood, such as sadness, anxiety, or irritability.
Displacement
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which emotions, ideas, or wishes are transferred from their original object to a more acceptable substitute; often used to allay anxiety.
Dissociation
disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment. The disturbance may be sudden or gradual, transient or chronic.
Distractibility
The inability to maintain attention, that is, the shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation, or attention being drawn too frequently to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.
Double bind
Drive
Basic urge, instinct, motivation; a term used to avoid confusion with the more purely biological concept of instinct.
Dyad
A two-person relationship, such as the therapeutic relationship between doctor and patient in individual psychotherapy.
Dysarthria
Imperfect articulation of speech due to disturbances of muscular control or incoordination.
Dysgeusia
Perversion of the sense of taste.
Dyssomnia
Primary disorders of sleep or wakefulness characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia as the major presenting symptom. Dyssomnias are disorders of the amount, quality, or timing of sleep.
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