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ORDINAL SCALE

a gauging system established in such a way as to show the rank ordering of partakers on the trait being

ORGANIC DELUSIONAL SYNDROME

in the DSM-III, a state marked by the occurrence of significant delusions, generally possessing a persecutory foundation, which are generated

ORGANISM

a sole living being, like an animal, plant, or bacteria, which is able of reproducing, growing, and maintaining.

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OD)

the employment of criteria and practices pulled from psychology, sociology, and similar regions to the planned bettering of organizational efficacy.

ORGASMIC PLATFORM

the vascular tissue on the exterior part of the vagina and the labia minora which becomes engorged during carnal excitement

OROGENITAL ACTIVITY

the employment of the mouth to the genitalia. The behavior might be performed by partners of differing genders or the

ORTHONASIA

noun. a system wherein kids are educated about death as a component of life, to allow them to integrate healthy

OSMOMETRIC THIRST

thirst stemming from a loss of cellular fluids and a general escalation in osmotic pressure. Commonly referred to as intracellular

OTHER-TOTAL RATIO (OTR)

a formula for predicting the degree of self-awareness felt by people in social environments. The formula postulates that self-awareness escalates

OUTCOME EVALUATION

a procedure utilized to determine whether or not a program has attained its aforementioned objectives and had the favored effect

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE

a dissociative experience wherein the person imagines their mind, soul, or spirit has exited the body and is functioning or

OVERCOMPENSATION

noun. Reference: compensation.

OVERJUSTIFICATION EFFECT

a paradoxical effect wherein praising an individual for their performance can generate lower, instead of higher, strife and achievement. It

OVERSIMPLIFICATION

noun. a depiction or description of something which excludes known vital components, making it seem to be less complex than

OXYCEPHALY

noun. a high, pointed state of the skull. Commonly referred to as acrocephaly.

OBJECT LOSS

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the actual loss of an individual who has performed good deeds, that comes before introjection

OBJECTIVE PSYCHOLOGY

an technique in psychology which centers upon gauging of behavioral procedures or other observable emotions.

OBLIQUE

1. corresponded, dependent: utilized to depict the union between corresponded aspects in aspect examination. 2. not at right angles.

OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR

behavior trait of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or OCD, like continual brooding, doubting, stewing, incessant pondering over troubles, tidying up and

OCCULT

mysterious, impossible to understand, or private.