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Thanatos refers to instinctual drive toward death, leading to aggressive actionst; the human tendency towards aggression, stagnation, and destruction, as theorized by Freud.

The "graying” of America refers to a term designating the fact that older adults are a growing portion of the U.S. population

- The Beck Depression Inventory : The Beck Depression Inventory refers to test to measure depression.

Englisch: The Basic Models of Psychology, Applied to Sports
The Cognitive Model states that our problems can be traced to our thinking processes.

The decision tree is a set of five (5) steps that must be completed before an individual will intervene in an emergency situation

The Dis-Identification Technique (DIT) (or "Who Am I?"-Technique) leads to self-management and thus to the ability to manage others. This technique is very useful in restructuring your personality and even to attain realization.

- The Dutch Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act : The Dutch Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act is the legislation that went into effect in November 2001 in the Netherlands to provide a special exemption from criminal liability for physicians who terminate life on request or assist in a patient's suicide in accordance with the due care and notification criteria set forth in the law

The Hardy Personality refers to individuals who are especially resistant to illness in spite of increased stress.

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