ORGANICISM (Organic Viewpoint)
The theory that all disorders, both physical and mental, have an organic basis.Those who adhere to this point of view…
ORGANISMIC THEORY
A holistic theory of personality developed primarily by Kurt Goldstein (1879-1965).Organismic theory views the individual as a totality and emphasizes…
ORGAN NEUROSIS
The psychoanalytic term for a neurosis in which bodily disturbances are prominent symptoms.The term recognizes the fact that unconscious mental…
ORGONE THERAPY (Vegetother- apy)
The therapeutic approach of Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957), based on the dissipation of sexual tensions through the attainment of full orgasm.Reich…
OSS ASSESSMENT TESTS
A series of personality tests, primarily of the situational type, devised for the selection of candidates for strategic missions during…
OVERPROTECTION (“Momlsm”)
Every young child needs a great deal of care, attention, and “mothering,” and every older child needs help and guidance…
ODDITY METHOD
A procedure for testing the ability to use concepts. A subject is presented with three or more items to see…
OEDIPUS COMPLEX (Oedipus Situation)
In psychoanalytic theory, the erotic attachment of the son for the mother, accompanied by attitudes of rivalry and hostility toward…
OLIGOPHRENIA (literally, “small mentality”)
A term for mental retardation or mental deficiency, more commonly used in Europe than the United States. Until recently the…
ONLY CHILDREN (Onliness)
Attitudes toward the only child are still influenced by the opinions of an earlier day. Among the most frequently quoted…
ORAL CHARACTER
In psychoanalytic theory, a pattern of personal traits determined by drives originating in the oral stage of psychosexual development.The oral…
ORGANIC SENSES
Sensitivity to changes occurring inside the body through receptors located in the internal organs.A great deal of activity is constantly…
OBJECT RELATIONSHIP
A treatment procedure carried out in writing in order to reduce the subjectivity involved in a personal relationship between patient…
OBSESSRVE-COMPULSIVE REACTION
A psychoneurotic reaction characterized by a persistent impulse to think certain thoughts (obsessions) or carry out certain actions (compulsions). Obsessions…
OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHIATRY (Industrial Psychiatry)
The practice of psychiatry in a work setting, on either a full-time or consultative basis.This growing field represents “a promising…
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
A form of supportive therapy consisting of activities involving skill, such as weaving or typing.The primary purpose of occupational therapy…
OBESITY TREATMENTS
therapeutic efforts utilized to generate significant weight loss in a person. Remediations consist of extensive diets, crash diets, team support,…
OBJECT RELATIONS THEORY
any psychoanalytically-rooted theory which sees the need to correspond to items as more central to personality organization and willingness than…
OBJECTIVE SELF-AWARENESS
a reflective condition of consciousness wherein an individual regards their self in an unbiased way, recognizing individual restrictions and the…