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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder refers to Cluster C (anxious or fearful) personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility , openness, and efficiency.
Obstructive hydrocephalus refers to a form of hydrocephalus produced by obstruction within the ventricular system of the brain. The obstruction can be a consequence of congenital malformation, tumors, or scarring. Obstructive hydrocephalus is also referred to as Noncommunicating hydrocephalus.
Occasion setting refers to a procedure in which a stimulus, known as an Occasion setter signals that a CS (conditoned stimulus) is likely to be followed by the US (unconditioned stimulus) with which it is associated.
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