METALANGUAGE
a language which is used either with linguistics or through the use of symbols to describe and even evaluate another…
METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS
is the conscious understanding and awareness of the full formal properties of a language such as English or French, including…
METAMEMORY
a conscious awareness of ones own processes with respect to memory, the process memory storage and retrieval.
METAMORPHOPSIA
a visual disorder in which objects appear to be distorted in size (see micropsia- mac- ropsia), contour (e.g., irregular wavy…
METAMORPHOSIS
is the change from one developmental stage to the next developmental stage, otherwise known as sexual metamorphosis.
METAMOTIVATION
are the motives behind character growth, character expression, maturation and general development. These factors operate on the self-actualization and transcendence…
METAPATHOLOGY
in the context of humanistic psychology, metapathology is the frustration and anxiety which arises from an inability to fulfil ones…
METAPHOR THERAPY
involves the use of metaphors in therapeutic setting to emphasize the symbolic meaning of language by providing a platform to…
METAPHYSICS
is a branch of philosophy which looks at the nature of ultimate reality and as a result is considered to…
METAPSYCHICS
is the study of mental phenomena and abnormal capabilities which mainstream psychology does not cover, such as telepathy and the…
METAPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
first proposed by Anna Freud in 1965, an AL PROFILE lists a patients intrapsychic function against a simple list of…
METAPSYCHOLOGY
is the study and awareness of the principles which underlie the study of psychology as a whole. Freud was one…
METATHEORY
is the idea of a theory about a theories. One main theory which aims to evaluate, compare and analyse under…
METEMPIRICAL
first described by British writer George Henry Lewes (1817 - 1878) who said that metempirical knowledge is not a subject…
METEMPSYCHOSIS
is the belief that upon death of a human being or an animal, their soul leaves that body and assumes…
METENCEPHALON
includes both pons and the cerebellum making up a small portion of the brainstem.
METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY
is a rehabilitation therapy which ensures previous heroin addicts are prescribed methadone on a daily basis and then slowly weaned…