MUSIC TESTS
A number of standardized tests have been developed for measuring musical aptitude and for predicting success or failure in musical…
NEURON (Nerve Cell)
The basic structural unit of the nervous system, which transmits impulses from one part of the body to another.The nervous…
METRAZOL THERAPY
A form of shock therapy introduced by the Hungarian psychiatrist, Ladislaus von Me- duna, in 1935. He had observed that…
NERVE CONDUCTION
The process by which impulses are carried by nerve cells.Our knowledge of nerve conduction has gone through a number of…
NEURASTHENIA (literally, nerve weakness)
An obsolescent term for a neurotic condition marked by severe fatigue, bodily weakness, poor concentration, feelings of inadequacy, and mental…
NECROPHILIA (literally, love of corpses)
A sexual deviation consisting of a morbid sexual interest in dead bodies.This perversion seems to be confined to men. The…
MUSIC AND WORK
Work has been done to the accompaniment of music ever since the first work songs were created, but psychological research…
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMII)
In response to increased public awareness of the need for more research, training, and services in the mental health field,…
MUNSTERBERG,HUGO (1863-1916)
Miinsterberg was a versatile student of the human sciences, noted equally for his contributions to philosophy and to applied psychology.…
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS (Von Recklinghausen’s Disease)
A disorder transmitted by a dominant gene, causing mild or moderate mental defect in about one third of the cases.…
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
A rare dissociative reaction in which two or more relatively independent personality systems develop in the same individual.Only about a…
MULTIPLE THERAPY
Any form of psychotherapy carried out simultaneously by two or more therapists.The term multiple therapy was first used by Rudolf…
MUNSELL SYSTEM
A systematic arrangement of colors in terms of hue, saturation, and brightness, used as a reference standard.The system arose from…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The national voluntary citizens’ organization working to combat mental illness and advance mental health.The Association was formed in 1950 by…
MEYER, ADOLF (1866-1950)
Meyer, the founder of the holistic approach in psychiatry, was bom in Switzerland and received his medical degree at the…
MITCHELL, SILAS WEIR (1829- 1914)
Mitchell, chief proponent of the “rest cure” approach, was a man of many talents, attaining distinction not only as a…
NECROMANIA (literally, mania for the dead)
Pathological preoccupation with dead bodies.The interest in corpses is usually of a sexual character and may in some cases take…