OPTIMAL ADJUSTMENT
the idyllic amount and quality of dealing with life or with a particular traumatic or distressing occurrence.
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…
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…
OTIS-LENNON SCHOOL ABILITY TEST (OLSAT)
a multiple-choice evaluation of verbal and non-verbal reasoning capabilities which are early indicators of high achievement in school. Accessible in…
OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES
mental, emotional, and behavioral results which people consider to be correlated with future, or intended, actions and which are considered…
OUTPATIENT
noun. a registered ambulatory patient who can be treated sans an overnight stay in a hospital, clinic, or other institution,…
OVERCONFIDENCE
noun. 1. a condition of over-approximating one's capacity to perform or under-approximating the capacity of an opponent to perform. 2.…
OVERSTAFFING
noun. a scenario wherein management believes that more individuals than required are being hired by an establishment or one of…
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.