OPTICAL AXIS
a abstract line which passes by way of the core of an optical system. In the circumstance of the eye,…
OPTIMAL STOPPING RULE
a rule which dictates whenever one ought to end information compilation in a study. It is based upon a design…
ORAL SADISM
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the primitive impulse to utilize the mouth, lips, and teeth as tools of violence, mastery,…
ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
the estimated size of an amount or value within a range, generally to the nearest power of 10.
ORGAN LANGUAGE
with regard to the confines of classical psychoanalytic deconstructions of psychosomatic disease, the bodily display of emotional torment or disruption.…
ORGANIC RETARDATION
failure of an organ or organ system to grow normally due to an inherited flaw, dietary insufficiency, or hormonal disorder.…
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT
activities engaged in assessing the construction, procedure, environments, and their aspects which impact the efficacy of an establishment and the…
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
behavior by people in an establishment which is aimed at furthering their own interests, or the interests of a specific…
ORIENTATION COLUMN
a vertical piece of striate cortex wherein all of the neurons are totally reactive to stimulants of the same orientation
ORTHOGONAL CONTRASTS
a group of comparisons among the cell averages of an aspect which, as a group, are not overlapping and not…
OSCILLOPSIA
the feeling of sensing oscillating motion of the surroundings. This illusory moving can be a result of vestibular cerebellar damage,…
OSTEOPATHY
noun. a healthcare system based upon the belief that several illnesses or dysfunctions are a result of anatomical impairments in…
OUTERCOURSE
noun. carnal activity, not geared toward intercourse, that might consist of reaching orgasm by manual manipulation of the genitalia or…
OVEREXTENSION
noun. the propensity of very young kids to continue the utilization of a term past the field of its particular…
OVERPROTECTION
noun. the procedure involved in coddling, protecting, and indulging a youth to such a degree that they fail to come…
OBJECT CATHEXIS
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the investment of libido or psychic energy in items outlying of the individual, like an…
OBJECTIFYING ATTITUDE
a propensity to respond to an item, individual, or occurrence while at the same time, disregarding private emotions about it.