Glossary D

Glossary D

Down syndrome refers to the type of mental retardation caused by a chromosomal aberration (chromosome 21) and involving characteristic physical appearance. Down Syndrome is also known as Trisomy 21.

Downward communication is a term used in industrial and organizational psychology that refers to a communication within an organization in which the direction of communication is from management to employees.

Downward comparison means comparing oneself with a comparing oneself to people who are worse off, people who ranks lower than oneself on some dimension. (see Downward social comparison)

Downward counterfactual thoughts are reflections on how past events might have turned out worse.

Downward counterfactuals is imagining alternatives that are worse than actuality.

Downward social comparison refers to
the process whereby we compare ourselves to people who are worse than we on a particular trait or ability, in Order to feel better about ourselves

DQ is the abbrevations of Developmental Quotient - referring to a numerical measure of an infant"s performance on a developmental schedule relative to the performance of other infants of the

The term "draft" refers to a preliminary or rough version of a plan, thought, or piece of writing. It is often used as a way to gather and organize one's thoughts, ideas, or experiences before refining them into a more polished form.