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ORALITY

noun. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the oral aspect in neurosis or eroticism, spanning from satisfaction in biting, sucking, smoking,

ORDINALITY

a basic perception of more than and less than unions.

ORGANIC DEMENTIA

in the DSM-III, dementia as a result of any state which inflicts damage upon the brain.

ORGANISMIC

having parts serving several varied operations which interplay to generate the integrated, coordinated total operating which characterizes a living being.

ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS

those powers and procedures which facilitate progress, growth, and alteration in an establishment.

ORGASTIC IMPOTENCE

incapacity of a male to attain orgasm despite typical erection and ejaculation.

OROPHARYNX

the part of the pharynx at the rear of the mouth, continuing from the level of the hyoid bone on

ORTHOPSYCHIATRY

an interdisciplinary method in approaching cognitive wellness wherein psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, sociologists, nurses, and educators work together on the

OSMORECEPTOR

noun. a hypothetical receptor within the hypothalamus which reacts to alterations in the concentrations of many compounds in the body

OTITIS MEDIA

a swelling or infection of the middle ear typically correlated with sinusitis, upper respiratory infections, or allergies and facilitating a

OUTCOME GOAL

an objective reliant upon a cultural analysis of performance.

OUTPATIENT COMMITMENT

a type of court-ordered psychiatric or psychological remediation wherein people are permitted to stay in the community as long as

OVERCONTROLLED

designating behavior which is hindered and frequently motivated by shyness or anxiety and worry of being rejected. The word is

OVERLAPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL TASKS

with regard to psychological examining, two jobs which overlap in time. A typical discovery is that performance of the second

OVERT

noun. designating anything which is directly viewable, open to being seen, or publicly recognized. 2. not concealed. 3. purposeful or

OXYTOCIN

noun. a hormone generated in the hypothalamus and dispersed by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in reaction to

OBJECT LOVE

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, love of a individual that is not like the individual. It is an act of

OBJECTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

a remediation process established mostly for utilization toward people in institutions and patients with sight-to-average emotional disruptions. To lessen the

OBLIQUE ROTATION

a rotational program utilized in factor examination whenever at least two aspects are corresponded.

OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY

an obsolete DSM-I personality trait disruption marked by extreme orderliness, indecisiveness, perfectionism, never-ending anxiety over troubles, and the placing of