Glossary O

Glossary O

Oedipus is a character from Greek mythology who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother, fulfilling a tragic prophecy.

Deutsch: Ödipus / Español: Edipo / Português: Édipo / Français: Œdipe / Italian: Edipo

Oedipus complex refers to the Freud's theory where the boys want to kill his father and sleep with his mother because of sexual attraction to mother.

This complex is was named after the mythical Greek king, Oedipus who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Oedipus in the psychology context refers to the Oedipus complex, a concept introduced by Sigmund Freud, which describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with their same-sex parent. This term is derived from the Greek myth of Oedipus, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Offense refers to a violation of the criminal law, or, in some jurisdictions, it is a minor crime, such as jaywalking, sometimes described as ticketable crime

Offering alternatives refers to the least potentially harmful of three problem-focused, commonly used, skills in which a number of options toward working on identified problems are given. Please see also Information-giving and Advice-giving.

- Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONCDP) : Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONCDP) refers to an agency which monitors and studies the use of drugs in the United States

Official assessments are assessments, such as grading, grouping, placing, and promoting pupils, that teachers are required to carry out because of their official responsibilities.

Official Written Reports are narrative reports prepared by investigators using a typewriter or word processor

Officious may mean marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others. It may also mean informal; unofficial and archaic. Eager to render services or help others.