Category: O

The addiction to heroin and other related substances, such as codeine, morphine, meperidine (Demerol), or hydromorphone (Dilaudid).  

A form of behaviorism and behavior modification in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased based on positive or negative reinforcement when the behavior is exhibited. 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. The…

Pertaining to the development of the individual. Contrast with phylogenetic.  

Coitus interruptus. The term is sometimes incorrectly used interchangeably with masturbation. Withdrawal of the penis from the vagina before ejaculation. Coitus interruptus; withdrawal before ejaculation. The term is erroneously used to designate masturbation.  

A compound medication—consisting of olanzapine (an atypical antipsychotic) and fluoxetine (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)—indicated for the acute treatment of depressive episodes associated with treatment-resistant depression and bipolar i disorder in adults. Marketed under the brand name symbyax.  

An atypical antipsychotic medication approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and for acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Marketed under the brand name zyprexa. An antipsychotic drug. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is unclear how olanzapine works, although it is known to have several effects on the neurotransmitters…

A culture-specific syndrome.  

Attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex. These feelings are largely repressed (i.e., made unconscious) because of the fear of displeasure or punishment by the parent of the same sex. In its original use, the term applied only…

The fear of pain.