OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
an anxiety disorder marked by repetitive obsessions, compulsions, or both which are time-consuming, inflict substantial distress, or impede the person's…
OCCUPATIONAL ABILITY
the capacity to perform profession-based or vocation-based jobs, typically gauged by a series of occupational tests.
OCCUPATIONAL TEST
an examination modeled to gauge possible capacity or authentic proficiency in a chosen profession.
OCULOGRAVIC ILLUSION
an illusory displacement of an item which might arise whenever the direction of gravity alters.
ODORVECTOR
noun. the vapor of an odorant, that generates feelings of smell. The might be sensed through the nose or through…
OLIGOENCEPHALY
noun. a type of cognitive retardation correlated with asymmetrical physical growth and frequently characterized by an irregularly small brain, nervous-system…
ON-CENTEROFF-SURROUND
referring to a concentric receptive region wherein arousal of the core arouses the neuron of attention, whereas arousal of the…
ONE-WORD STAGE
the growth period, between around 10 and 18 months or age, whenever kids employ one term at a time whenever…
OPEN SYSTEM
1. a system with boundaries able of being penetrated which allow the exchanging of data or materials with the framework…
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
the employment of scientific techniques to the analysis of involved establishments and to the solving of complex and difficult problems…
OPIUM ALKALOIDS
alkaloids stemming from opium, of which there are over twenty. The main alkaloid is morphine- others consist of codeine, thebaine,…
OPTIC DISK
the region of the retina where the axons of the retinal ganglion cells collect prior to exiting the retina to…
OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY
a theory of foraging behavior stipulating the idea that natural selection has produced optimal plans for food selection and for…
ORAL APRAXIA
trouble performing skilled motions with the face, lips, tongue, and cheeks upon an order.
ORAL-SUCKING PHASE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the most formative part of the oral phase of psychosexual growth, wherein the infant is…