OTIS-LENNON SCHOOL ABILITY TEST (OLSAT)
a multiple-choice evaluation of verbal and non-verbal reasoning capabilities which are early indicators of high achievement in school. Accessible in…
OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES
mental, emotional, and behavioral results which people consider to be correlated with future, or intended, actions and which are considered…
OUTPATIENT
noun. a registered ambulatory patient who can be treated sans an overnight stay in a hospital, clinic, or other institution,…
OVERCONFIDENCE
noun. 1. a condition of over-approximating one's capacity to perform or under-approximating the capacity of an opponent to perform. 2.…
OVERSTAFFING
noun. a scenario wherein management believes that more individuals than required are being hired by an establishment or one of…
OBJECT LOVE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, love of a individual that is not like the individual. It is an act of…
OBJECTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
a remediation process established mostly for utilization toward people in institutions and patients with sight-to-average emotional disruptions. To lessen the…
OBLIQUE ROTATION
a rotational program utilized in factor examination whenever at least two aspects are corresponded.
OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY
an obsolete DSM-I personality trait disruption marked by extreme orderliness, indecisiveness, perfectionism, never-ending anxiety over troubles, and the placing of…
OCCUPATION
noun. 1. a group of tasks which comprise the performance of like tasks and have like necessities with regard to…
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
tension and strain encountered by employees on the job, stemming from such problems as harsh or time-consuming schedules, tough decisions,…
OCULOCEREBRORENAL SYNDROME
an X-linked recessive inherited disorder impacting male kids and characterized by renal-tubule malfunction, cognitive impairment, and optical disorders or dysfunctions,…
ODORANT-BINDING PROTEIN
any one of a small group of proteins which bind to odorants and are carriers of such molecules to the…
OLFACTORY CROSS-ADAPTATION
a lessening in sensitivity to an odor subsequent to acclimation to a different odor. Unlike as other senses, there are…
ON-CENTER GANGLION CELL
a retinal ganglion cell which is aroused by light in the core of its receptive region but is hindered by…
ONE-WAY MIRROR
a screen or mirror which can be seen through from one of its side. One-way mirrors are utilized, for instance,…