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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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MENTAL HEALTH

is defined by the World Health Organisation as: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely

MENTAL HEALTH CARE

is one category of health care which specializes in the mental health and therefore the care of those with mental

MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC

a facility for those suffering from psychological and behavioural problems.

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

a qualified professional who is licensed to provide counselling either independently or as part of a treatment team.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

an educational program which usually focusses on prevention typically offered by a community mental health center with the purpose of

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

is any of the following (in the context of helping those with a mental illness)- assessment, diagnosis, treatment or even

MENTAL HEALTH WORKER

a sometimes professional member of a mental health service who can assist professional staff during examinations for example.

MENTAL HISTORY

is a comprehensive record of a patients mental health history from the initial diagnosis to the present day at the

MENTAL HOUSECLEANING HYPOTHESIS

first developed by U.S. psychologist J. Allan Hobson, the hypothesis implies that the process of dreaming is an opportunity to

MENTAL HYGIENE

is an approach to mental health which states that mental health issues can be avoided given the appropriate level of

MENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC

an historic name for a mental health clinic.

MENTAL INSTITUTION

an institution which expressly treats and deals with the cases of patients who displays signs of mental distress or pathology

MENTAL LEXICON

is a store of the commonly used words, phrases and expressions that an individual utilizes on a day to day

MENTAL MAP 1

is the concept of a mental map may refer to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world. Although

MENTAL MATURITY

is describes a complete mental development.

MENTAL MEASUREMENT

is the use of scales in order to measure psychological processes.

MENTAL MECHANICS

first proposed by British philosopher James Mill (1773 - 1836) which implies that all complex ideas are simply accumulations of

MENTAL MECHANISM

can include any of the following, in terms of psychodynamics- memory, specifically which stores different types of information- language, which

MENTAL MODEL

explains the sometimes graphical representation of the relationships formed between a set of variables, for example a model which explains

MENTAL PAPER-FOLDING TEST

requires the participants to fold a piece of paper to form a final 3-D creation, testing their three-dimensional spatial visualization