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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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MEDICAL HISTORY

is the thorough history of a patients medical treatments and conditions, these usually start from birth if any treatment is

MEDICAL MODEL

is a term in psychology which is the view that abnormal behaviour is the result of physical problems and should

MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY

is a branch of psychology which aims to question any psychological aspects of medical programs and their treatments of patients,

MEDICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

is the joint use of both medical therapy and psychotherapy during treatment of a patient.

MEDICAL REHABILITATION

is the process of attempting to return an individual to their original physiological conditions by curing a condition or helping

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

is usually a licensed trained professional individual, working for a health institution with the responsibility for looking after the well-being

MEDICARE

is a program ran by the U.S. government which set the basis for healthcare for the over 65 age bracket,

MEDICATION

is the act of prescribing a drug or set of drugs, or non-invasive therapies such as breathing exercises to a

MEDICATION-INDUCCD MOVEMENT DISORDER

is any disorder involving the limbs which results after having taken a specific medicine, this does not have to be

MEDITATION

is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject

MEDIUM

is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of states, especially in the physical context. In chemistry, a

MEDIUM-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT

is present in one third of human retinal cone populations which has a maximum wavelength sensitivity of 531 nm. The

MEDULLA

refers to the central region or middle of an organ, such as the medulla of the kidney.

MEDULLA OBLONGATA

is the most inferior part of the hindbrain region. The medulla oblongata is directly involved in the control of heartbeat,

MEDULLARY RETICULAR FORMATION

is involved in a degree of motor control and copulatory behaviours. It is found in the hindmost region of the

MEEHL, PAUL EVERETT

was a U.S. psychologist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Psychology, after graduating with his doctorate

MEFLOQUINE

is a chemical analogue of quinine which is currently used to treat any malarial infections and also used in the

MEGA-

is a synonym for very large or great.

MEGADOSE PHARMACOTHERAPY

was a style of treatment which was highly used in the U.S. throughout the 1970s and 1980s which involved introducing

MEGALOCEPHALY N

see macrocephaly.