OPERANT CONDITIONING THERAPY
a therapeutic technique which depends on the utilization of antecedents, action, and consequences.
OPHTHALMIC NERVE
a separation of the trigeminal nerve which mediates the feelings of the orbit of the eye, the anterior portion of…
OPIOID ANALGESIC
any opioid utilized clinically to lessen both the feeling of pain and the emotional reaction to pain. Commonly referred to…
OPPORTUNE FAMILY
people thought to be to be family to an individual, although they might not be related to that individual in…
OPTIC TRACT
the collection of optic nerve fibers following the partial decussation of the optic nerves at the optic chiasm.
OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY
any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,…
ORAL PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of character traits stemming from obsessive focus during the oral stage of psychosexual…
ORDER EFFECT
with regard to repeated measures constructs, the impact of the order wherein remediations are delivered, meaning, the impact of being…
ORGAN INFERIORITY
the insight of being deficient or somehow lesser than other people as a outcome of aversive emotions about a physical…
ORGANIC REPRESSION
a retroactive type of amnesia wherein the patient might not be able to remember occurrences before the injury even though…
ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
with regard to the study of feelings, a conceptual construct, based upon the general systems theory, stressing the part of…
ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE
worker comprehensions of how fair an establishment is. It contains comprehensions of the fairness of results which workers receive and…
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING (O&M TRAINING)
guided direction in the mental and motor skills required for individuals with visual handicap to get themselves used to space…
OSCILLOMETER
noun. a tool for gauging oscillations, particularly those correlated with bodily operations, like variants in arterial pulsation.
OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER
the synaptic layer within the retina wherein connections are made between photoreceptors, retinal horizontal cells, and retinal bipolar cells.
OVAL WINDOW
a membranous opening in the bony wall of the cochlea inside the ear. Vibration of the stapes is conveyed to…
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA)
a voluntary establishment of males and females who desire to help one another comprehend and overcome compulsive eating disorders or…