body double
nounEtymology
The psychological sense was coined by ADHD coach Linda Anderson in 1996.
Definitions
A film stand-in for an actor, in scenes not involving the face, especially during scenes…
A film stand-in for an actor, in scenes not involving the face, especially during scenes of nudity, or of dangerous activity.
A political decoy
A political decoy; a person employed to impersonate a politician, in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf.
A person who is present nearby — or virtually connected to — a person with ADHD in order…
A person who is present nearby — or virtually connected to — a person with ADHD in order to increase their attention and focus.
- The coach should be prepared to become the client’s [ADDer's] “body double.” Her presence, especially with direct eye contact, sharpens the client’s attention and vigilance
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To act as a body double.
The neighborhood
- neighborstunt double
- neighborstuntman
- neighborunderstudy
- neighborHawthorne effect
- neighborsocial facilitation
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for body double. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA