Glossary D
Glossary D
Death-related practices refer to familiar routines, procedures, and actions that follow from or are related to death-related encounters and actions
Debiasing means reducing errors and biases by getting people to use controlled processing rather than automatic processing
Debriefing refers to a procedure conducted at the end of an experiment in which the researcher provides human participants with as much information about the study as possible, making sure no participant leaves feeling confused, upset, or embarrassed.
Decatastrophizing is when the individual prepares a plan to deal with the "worst-case scenario" so he or she will be less afraid of a bad situation if it occurs.