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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

OLIGOPHRENIA (literally, “small mentality”)

A term for mental retardation or mental deficiency, more commonly used in Europe than the United States. Until recently the

ONANISM

Sexual intercourse with withdrawal just before ejaculation; coitus interruptus.The term derives from the Bible (Genesis 38:9): “And Onan knew that

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

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

OBJECT AND LOCATION MEMORY

a type of spatial cognition which consists of finding and retaining items in spatial arrays. It shouldn't be confused with

OBJECT-BASED ATTENTION

interest seen as operating mostly on items instead of on spatial locations.

OBJECTIVE TEST

an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of