Glossary O
Glossary O
OT is the abbreviations of Occupational therapy which is designed to help patients improve their independence with activities of daily living through exercises, rehabilitation, and the use of assistive devices.
Otitis media refers to the infection of the middle ear. This is frequently associated with fluid buildup in the middle ear (Otitis media with effusion), which results in temporary hearing impairment. Otitis media, moreover, is a common bacterial infection of the middle ear that produces mild to moderate hearing loss.
Ought self refers to a conception of our self describing our perception of how we think we should or ought to be
Out-call service refers to a service that sends a prostitute or sex worker to a location specified by the client to provide sexual services.
Out-group homogeneity refers to the perception that those in the out-group are more similar (homogeneous) to each other than they really are, as well as more similar than the members of the in-group are
Outcome Level (OL) is a term in Kelley and Thibaut's (1978) Interdependence model that refers to the relative balance of benefits and costs that one obtains in a relationship.
Outcome measures in Psychotherapy research, are indicators of patient functioning following treatment which is used to gauge the treatment effectiveness.