OPTIC NERVE
the second cranial nerve, that transports the axons of retinal ganglion cells and continues from the retina on to the…
OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING
the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.
ORAL BEHAVIOR
activities consisting of the mouth, like thumb sucking, smoking, ingesting food, kissing, biting one's nails, speaking, and oral sex.
ORBISON ILLUSION
any one of a set of geometric illusions wherein a figure or a line with straight boundaries, or a circle,…
ORESTES COMPLEX
with regard to classical Freudian psychoanalysis, a son's repressed urge to murder his mother, that might result in the physical…
ORGANIC HALLUCINOSIS
in the DSM-III, a state marked by continual or repetitive hallucinations generated by hallucinogens, alcohol, brain injury or malfunction, or,…
ORGANISMIC PSYCHOLOGY
an approach to psychology which stresses the whole living being, refuting differences between body and mind.
ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY
the sequence of command in an establishment, characterizing degrees of authority and accountability. People filling higher positions within the hierarchy…
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
a deceleration in blood pressure whenever changing from a position of lying or sitting down to standing up.
OSMOTIC PRESSURE
the pressure necessitated to hinder the movement of water by way of a partially permeable membrane from a region of…
OTOHEMINEURASTHENIA
noun. A presenting unilateral deafness that no material cause for which can be determined.
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
OUTPLACEMENT COUNSELING
adequate and psychological help chosen for workers whose employment with an establishment has been cessated. It can consist of vocational…
OVERCROWDING
noun. a higher concentration of living beings per unit of space than is typical for a chosen species. Experimentals substantially…
OVERT HOMOSEXUALITY
gay or lesbian propensities which are consciously known and displayed in carnal contact, in comparison to latent homosexuality.
OBJECT PERMANENCE
insight into the ongoing presence of items even whenever they're not directly understood.