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Overvalued idea
Overvalued idea An unreasonable and sustained belief that is maintained with less than delusional intensity (i.e., the person is able to acknowledge the possibility that the belief may not be true). The belief is not one that is ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture.
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Culture
Growth of cells, tissues or embryos in vitro on an artificial nutrient medium in the laboratory.
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Overbite
Vertical overlap of the front teeth.
Overcompensation
A conscious or unconscious process in which a real or imagined physical or psychological deficit generates exaggerated correction. Concept introduced by Adler.
Overdenture
Denture that fits over residual roots or dental implants.
Overdetermination
The concept of multiple unconscious causes of an emotional reaction or symptom
Overflow incontinence
The leakage of small amounts of urine from a bladder that is always full.
Overjet
Horozontal overlap of the front teeth.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in Bellevue, Washington (USA).
Overland Park doctors
All doctors near Overland Park, the United States of America. Doctors who can assist a patient in Overland Park.
Overlap Syndrome
Term often used to describe a connective tissue disorder with features suggesting more than one type; or Undifferentiated connective tissue disorder.
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Operant conditioning
A process by which the results of the person's behavior determine whether the behavior is more or less likely to occur in the future.
Oral stage
The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer. Usually subdivided into two stages: the oral erotic, relating to the pleasurable experience of sucking; and the oral sadistic, associated with aggressive biting. Both oral eroticism and sadism continue into adult life in disguised and sublimated forms, such as the character traits of demandingness or pessimism. Oral conflict, as a general and pervasive influence, might underlie the psychological determinants of addictive disorders, depression, and some functional psychotic disorders.
Orientation
Awareness of one's self in relation to time, place, and person.
Overcompensation
A conscious or unconscious process in which a real or imagined physical or psychological deficit generates exaggerated correction. Concept introduced by Adler.
Overdetermination
The concept of multiple unconscious causes of an emotional reaction or symptom
Overvalued idea
Obsessive-compulsive
Marked by a need to repeatedly perform certain behaviors or rituals.
Occiput
The back of the head.
Occult
Hidden from view.
Occupational therapy
Teaching useful skills to sick or handicapped people to promote rehabilitation and healing.
Ocular
Having to do with the eye.
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