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Occupational therapy or OT refers to a rehabilitation specialty that focuses on improving self -care activities such as grooming, bathing, dressing, and feeding, as well as activities concerned with a person's occupation and avocation.
OCD is the abbreviations of Obsessive-compulsive disorder which refers to an extreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and compulsive performance of certain behaviors; persistent and uncontrollable thoughts or feelings in which individuals feel compelled to repeat behaviors again and again.
Oculesics is the use of the eyes in a communication setting. Whereas in most Western cultures, the use of direct eye contact symbolises listening and attention, direct eye contact is seen as unfavourable by, for example, various Asian cultures. The length of the eye contact is also a cultural variable, as it might extend to become perceived as aggression when used for too long, or as uninterested, when perceived too short.
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